Heads, Hands and Horses

Yesterday was another unusually bright afternoon, so I seized the rare opportunity to take some photos in the lustrous spring light. Ironically, I ended up in a dark church shooting statues. This one below is from the church of St. Nicholas on Market Lane, the oldest serving Medieval Church in the country. 


Just like many of the stone figures in St. Nicks, this one has no head or hands. Why? The rambunctious nature of horses - the Church's interior was used as a stable for Cromwell's troops during the 1652 invasion.

*More Medieval stuff on the Medieval Times page*

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