19th century choir stalls at Lichfield Cathedral by William Evans of Ellastone for George Gilbert Scott.

#caturday #woodensday

Composite photo of the bear rattle and its label on display at museum Simeon Stilthda (Sdiihldaa) has been remembered among the Haida as one of the best carvers of his time and a highly respected chief in the Haida villages of Masset and Yan in British Columbia. This rattle in the shape of a bear's head with a human figure nestled between its ears is one of only six known to have been made by him.” “Simeon Stilthda (Sdiihldaa) ca. 1799-1889, Haida, British Columbia Bear rattle, 19th century Wood, paint Gift of the Society for Foreign Mission Welfare, 1955 55.245”

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Simeon Stilthda (Sdiihldaa) (Haida, ca. 1799-1889)
#Bear rattle, 19th c.
Wood, paint
On display at Newark Museum of Art (55.245)
#IndigenousArt #FirstNationsArt

Waltham Abbey
#woodensday #stainedglasssunday

The children's window was commissioned by William Burges and designed by Henry Holiday, Pre-Raphaelite artist, to fill a gap in the south aisle.

It was paid for by money donated from the children of the parish.

Three pieces of charred wood in situ.

Charred timbers from a warp-weighted loom at Bronze Age Cabezo Redondo, Spain, preserved by a fire at the settlement around 1450 cal BC #Woodensday

Rarely preserved, they provide a unique opportunity to reconstruct prehistoric weaving processes.

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Tucked away in a corner at St Eustachius, Tavistock there’s a piper carved in wood.

He’s presumably a survivor from medieval or 16 century bench ends that were replaced in the 19th century.

#woodensday
#woodcarvingwednesday

Langley chapel #Shropshire One of the first buildings taken into the care of the state; now #EnglishHeritage. Rural setting, unaltered early C17 timber furnishings. The peace and patina of ages past. #Woodensday

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From simple beginnings, the interior of our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, St Mary's Episcopal, Newport on Tay, has been enhanced greatly, often assisted by donations of funds or furnishings.

The are numerous examples for #WoodensDay such as the magnificent rood screen and pulpit.

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#WindowsonWednesday
Lancaster RC cathedral

St Nicholas’ Church, Normanton-on-Cliffe, Lincolnshire. #woodensday

#WallsonWednesday #WednesdayWalls
#WatercolourWednesday
#WaterfallWednesday
#WednesdayWindows
#WellsOnWednesday
#WildlifeWednesday
#WindmillWednesday
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#WoodensDay
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Paneling (1575-1585, in the Italian Early Renaissance style) in the Inlaid Chamber in Sizergh Castle in Cumbria #woodensday

Close up of a dragon’s head made of willow.

Deadly dragon
Ulster Museum, Belfast

The willow dragons (1 of 3) were created by the Ulster Folk Museum's master basketmaker, Bob Johnston.

#Woodensday

This is an old ‘dole board’ showing benefactors’ contributions for the poor. Wondering if this is where ‘being on the dole’ comes from. St a Michael’s church skipton.
#Woodensday
#Churchcrawling
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOForOld

Medieval roof boss from the Priory, Lancaster,carved in oak.
#Woodensday
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2/3 A mermaid holding a mirror and a comb, a 15th Century misericord in Ripon Cathedral.
#Woodensday

A mermaid holding a mirror and a (missing) comb, a 15th Century misericord in Carlisle Cathedral.
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With #Woodensday drawing ever to a close, let's revisit our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, the magnificent St Conans Kirk, Loch Awe.

This remarkable building is absolutely crammed full of the most exquisite wooden furnishings. Here are just a few examples! 😍

Part of a wooden panel from a trunk, with detailed relief carving of a lively scene from the Pardoner's Tale in the Canterbury Tales. From the left, a man stands before a house, which is shown at about the same height, holding two jugs. From an open window in the house, another man is touching one of the jugs - he has just handed it over. Three male figures are shown behind the house (and larger than it) leaping forward, with cloaks flying behind. One carries a dagger (which would be used to stab the central figure). The background to the scene shows giant flower heads, leaves and bumpy terrain.

#ReliefWednesday
Gory panel from c.1410 #Woodensday trunk w scene from Canterbury Tales.
Pardoner's Tale: 3 greedy guys find treasure, have a row, 2 of them stab the other but, alas, drink wine the victim had cunningly prepared earlier.
Moral: greed is bad.
Will it appear in new London Museum 2026?

#woodensday St Mary, Clifford, Herefordshire. Early origins, but now very much the work of Ewan Christian, who restored the church in 1887-8 and rebuilt the North aisle with an arcade in oak. Much of the roof dates from c.1500, however.

A view from inside a large cantilevered timber roof. At the far end is an apse, which mirrors the shape of a ship’s bow.

One for #Woodensday: the cantilevered timber roof of Slip No.3 at Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent.

Carved Saint in St Werbugh' s church in Wembury, Devon for #woodensday.

The interior of the octagon tower of Ely Cathedral, with a forest of thick wooden beams and wood panelling.

Inside the incredible Octagon Tower of Ely Cathedral for #Woodensday. Constructed after the collapse of the cathedral's central tower in 1322, it took eighteen years to complete and is seen as a masterpiece of medieval engineering.

#WallsonWednesday #WednesdayWalls
#WatercolourWednesday
#WaterfallWednesday
#WednesdayWindows
#WellsOnWednesday
#WildlifeWednesday
#WindmillWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WindowsWednesday
#WoodensDay
#WyrdWednesday

The Virgin Mary is crowned by Christ in the centre of this wood carving in a quatrefoil frame. Two angels support the frame. Two angels swing censers above the frame to left & right.

A censing angel.

A censing angel.

Coronation of the Virgin (detail)
c 1295-1300

A 700 year old pine wood carving that has been painted, silvered & gilded

I really like the flying #angels with censers

Originally in parish church of Villeneuve (Aosta)

Now in Palazzo Madama, Turin, Italy

#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday

St Peter’s Church, Worfield, Shropshire. #woodensday

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#NormanWednesday

#EgyptologyWednesday

#ReliefWednesday

#GothicWednesday

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#WallsOnWednesday

#BrickworkWednesday

#WindowsWednesday
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A 15th or 16th century face on a roof boss at All Hallows, Broadwoodkelly.

He may have looked down on members of the Gilbert family of Compton and Greenway who held a manor nearby.

#woodensday #devonhistory

Medieval roof timbers and the early C17th chancel screen of St. Bartholomew’s Church at Vowchurch in Herefordshire. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #Vowchurch #Herefordshire

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