Rude as in simple? Rude carvings can be seen on the ornately carved church of Kilpeck. There are fabulous beasts, fertility symbols (!) and devils carved all around the roof.
Inside the church, the stone is no less ornately carved. However it is more conventional with saints and ornamentation.
The stonework celebrates everything in life, and down the side of the door are some very eastern looking characters. Some of the stone carvings are very unseemly, even by today's standards, but being part of the fabric of the church, escaped the prudish Victorian destruction of carnal wooden carvings.
Inside the church, the stone is no less ornately carved. However it is more conventional with saints and ornamentation.
The stonework celebrates everything in life, and down the side of the door are some very eastern looking characters. Some of the stone carvings are very unseemly, even by today's standards, but being part of the fabric of the church, escaped the prudish Victorian destruction of carnal wooden carvings.
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