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Early Medieval wall 'string course'
1150-1200
Churches Conservation Trust
London, United Kingdom
A 'string course', a band with zigzag shapes and other patterns protruding from the wall. Decorative yet functional, the shapes help direct rainwater along the building and eventually to the ground.
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Details
- Title: Early Medieval wall 'string course'
- Date Created: 1150-1200
- Location: St Andrew's, Wroxeter, Shropshire
- Location Created: Wroxeter
- Type: Stone Carving
- Rights: ©The CCT
- External Link: St Andrew's, Wroxeter, Shropshire
- Medium: Stone
- Photographer: Rachel Morely
- Commissioned by: Churches Conservation Trust
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