West Boldon, Church of St. Nicholas, effigies of priest

HER Number:
13572

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
West Boldon, Church of St. Nicholas, effigies of priest

Place:
West Boldon

Map Sheet:
NZ36SE

Class:
Commemorative

Site Type: Broad:
Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific:
Effigy

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C14

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
The first effigy is located beneath a modern recess in the north wall of the chancel. It is of an unknown priest and is early C14 in date. It is made of sandstone in rough workmanship. The head is tonsured and rests on a square pillow. The hands are joined in prayer. The feet rest on a block carved with foliage. Vestments: amice, alb, stole, chasuble and maniple. The second effigy is beneath a recess with a segmental arch enriched with roll mouldings, in the south wall of the aisle. Again, it is C14 in date and is an unknown priest. The sandstone is in good condition but the work is crude. The head has been restored and rests on a single cushion. The hands are joined in prayer. The feet rest on two animals joined in one head. Vestments: amice, alb, stole, chasuble and maniple.

Easting:
3509

Northing:
6112

Grid Reference:
NZ35096112

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
C.H. Hunter Blair, 1929, Mediaeval Effigies in the County of Durham [read on 26th September, 1928], Archaeologia Aeliana, Series 4, Vol. VI, pp 1-51