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Lichfield bosses

Carved bosses and vaulted ceiling in the north aisle, beneath the north-east tower, of Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire, England.

 

Carved bosses and vaulted ceiling in the north aisle, beneath the north-east tower, of Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire, England.

 

The centre of the Christian diocese of the anglo-saxon kingdom of Mercia was relocated to Lichfield from Repton in Derbyshire in 669 by the then-bishop of Mercia, Chad.

 

The existing gothic-style cathedral of Lichfield was begun at the end of the 12th century AD, and these bosses are believed to date from around this time.

 

- image © Phil Brandon Hunter - www.philbhu.com - P6270893a4

 

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Uploaded on June 29, 2024
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