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The Doom Painting over the Chancel Arch is the largest in England. It was painted in around 1475 as a thank-offering for a safely returned pilgrim. The painting was white-washed over at the Reformation and remained forgotten until the 19th century when it was rediscovered and restored. Christ is shown sitting before the New Jerusalem, with the good being raised to heaven and the bad being sent down to hell. (Note that the Rector's stall is on the side of the damned!) The figures on either side of the arch are thought to be St. James (left), patron saint of pilgrims, and St. Osmund (right), first Bishop of Salisbury. The Church of Saint Thomas, Salisbury .......................................Return |
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