The Medieval Sourcebook : The Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voragine Now has, along with much else, William Caxtons English version of the Legend. Essential. NEW

The Internet Biblia Pauperum The Biblia Pauperum, an early text-and-pictures work vital to an understanding of medieval iconography and interpretation of the Scriptures. There are many versions, and this one is based on an English block-book from the 14th century. Excellent and highly recommended.

The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew Source for many legends and stories about the Infancies of Christ and of the Virgin Mary. NEW

The York Doomsday Project

The Web Gallery of Art Very good, searchable, images site. Images from all parts of Europe from all periods

The Pierpoint Morgan Library of images from Medieval & Renaissance manuscripts Searchable by subject, period, etc. NEW

The Digital Atlas of England AMENDED LINK

The Journal of William Dowsing Dowsing was Parliamentary Visitor for Suffolk & Cambridgeshire in the 1630s, and an energetic iconoclast. He visited many of the churches on this site. AMENDED LINK

Anglo-Saxon churches in England A growing site with excellent photographs NEW

Dr. Ellie Pridgeons web-blog on the subject. Entirely reliable, and good on paintings in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire in particular. There is also information here on forthcoming events led by Dr. Pridgeon and others in the medieval wall paintings community NEW

Churches in Suffolk and Norfolk. Many good photographs.

Murder of Thomas Becket, St Augustines church, Brookland, Kent (C.13)

Hailes church, Gloucestershire St Catherine, one of many fine paintings at Hailes. Follow the link to see them on the Sacred Destinations website

Follow the link to see the restored late 15th century Doom at Dauntsey, Wilts. Some very attractive apartments of Heaven, and some fortunate souls going in.

S. George & the Dragon at Nether Wallop church, Hampshire. Nether Wallop also has a very early Christ in Majesty over the chancel arch, and an interesting reconstruction of a vanished Warning to Sabbath Breakers

Wall painting of St Christopher at St Marys church, Hayes, Middlesex

Painting of S John the Baptist (on a pillar) at S John the Baptists church, Chester After following this link, scroll down to the section headed Inside the church

Wall painting of the Martyrdom of Thomas Becket, Preston Park church, Brighton Other paintings here include a Weighing of Souls, and a faded Nativity.

St Christopher, one of several interesting paintings at Bramley, Hampshire.

Deerhurst, Gloucestershire The only wall painting remaining here, showing a saint or other holy person holding a book or other object with veiled hands, is high on the east wall and virtually impossible to see from ground level. However there is very ancient statuary and carving, internal and external, at Deerhurst, plus much else of historical interest.

Doom and Weighing of Souls at Nassington, Northants

A very rare Dormition of the Virgin, and other paintings at Purton, Wiltshire

The murder of Thomas Becket A painting or paintings uncovered in the church of S. Nicholas in Soria, Spain and thought to have been commissioned in expiation of the murder by Henry 11s daughter Eleanor, who married Alfonso V111 of Spain. Conservation/restoration is currently being discussed.

Some beautifully preserved paintings from the church of Pest in Hungary, including a very rare glimpse of St. Veronicas veil.

On-screen road atlas maps Try this site for (free) detailed on-screen road atlas maps. Simply click UK Place, enter the location you want (in this case the village/town - e.g. Crostwight) and watch the map appear. Very easy to negotiate.

Access : Some churches are always open, some always locked, and some open for part of the day/week/year. Locked churches will almost always have a notice somewhere telling visitors where to find a keyholder nearby. Failing that, local people are usually anxious to help, and a little persistence should yield results. If you can consult the relevant Diocescan Year Book in advance for access details, so much the better. The Digital Atlas of England (link above) is also worth trying here. Crockfords Clerical Directory is another resource, but remember that Vicars/Rectors/Parish teams are often a)out or b)very busy. (They and their churches are also usually very short of money as well, so do remember this if you visit, and be generous.)

Feedback/E-mail, etc : Comments and suggestions about the site are welcomed. So are requests for further information, and Id be particularly glad to hear from anyone with a site on a related subject (e-mail address below).
Photographs : Where I can improve them, I replace photographs at regular intervals. Look at the Whats New page for details. But download the images by all means. Print quality will obviously depend to a great extent on the printer, so if you need a photograph or 35mm. slide just contact me and we can arrange something - (e-mail address below and on Home Page). In one or two cases the photographs on a page have been donated to the site