Thursday, May 6, 2010

Lyndhurst Parish Church - St. Michael and All Angels




[the Lord Leighton fresco]

Constructed between 1858-69, the Parish Church was designed by William White, and is well-known for its fresco by Lord Frederick Leighton showing the parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, with biblical characters said to be modelled on local people.

Fine Pre-Raphaelite windows designed by William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and Charles Kempe are also distinctive.

http://www.astoft2.co.uk/hants/lyndhurst.htm

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