St Mary and St Clement, Clavering, Essex (2/4)

Roof carving
Roof carving

South Arcade

The south arcade of St Mary and St Clement has an abundance of exciting graffiti.

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There are several compass drawn and hand drawn circle designs of varying complexity in the south arcade. The most notable of which are one large spiral within a compass drawn circle (on the western most pier of the south arcade) and a compass drawn cross on a column half-way down the arcade. Although this compass drawn cross looks like a consecration cross it is too low down on the column (only about 80cm from the ground) to be an actual consecration cross.

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There are several images in the south aisle ranging from the straighforward bird’s head on the inner doorframe, a fish with cross-hatched scales and two large keys, to a more enigmatic three prong fork design. There are also a couple of images that appear to represent a post with a tripod base with a circle (or oval) at the top, it is not clear what they represent.

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In the protection marks bracket there are a wide variety of marian marks, crosses, pentangles and merels.

 

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There are a number of curious vertical zig-zag lines.

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There are a large number of ladders, grids and cross hatching marks.

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There are the usual range of initials and dates, ranging from 1601 to a pencilled 1924.

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Report by Anthea Hawdon

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