Aylsham Rood Screens

A detail of the medieval rood screen in the Church of St. Michael's, Aylsham which survived Puritan reformers, on 10th August 2020, in Aylsham, Norfolk, England. The rood screen was freshly gilded and painted in the early 16th Century but badly damaged by puritan reformers although sixteen painted figures can still be seen. The Church of St Michael and all Angels, Aylsham, Norfolk is a church of medieval origins that was built in the 14th century under the patronage of John of Gaunt, lord of the manor of Aylsham.

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A detail of the medieval rood screen in the Church of St. Michael's, Aylsham which survived Puritan reformers, on 10th August 2020, in Aylsham, Norfolk, England. The rood screen was freshly gilded and painted in the early 16th Century but badly damaged by puritan reformers although sixteen painted figures can still be seen. The Church of St Michael and all Angels, Aylsham, Norfolk is a church of medieval origins that was built in the 14th century under the patronage of John of Gaunt, lord of the manor of Aylsham.