Misericords do indeed have a story to tell ; I was very interested to read the piece on misericords in your Midweek Antiques column. These fascinating carvings in many of our medieval cathedrals and major churches afford endless interest to those able to explore them, and the ones at Exeter Cathedral have the distinction of being the earliest figuratively carved set in England.

Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK) | July 15, 2008 | Copyright

I was very interested to read the piece on misericords in your Midweek Antiques column. These fascinating carvings in many of our medieval cathedrals and major churches afford endless interest to those able to explore them, and the ones at Exeter Cathedral have the distinction of being the earliest figuratively carved set in England.

I should like to pick up one or two points. First, it is not the case that "none follow a theme" or that none of the "humbler" examples in village churches survive.

At the church of St Mary at Ripple, Worcestershire, there is a complete set of the "Labours of ...

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