Description: EXTRA INFOPHOTO LEAD PIG INGOT IN ST NICHOLAS CHURCH THIS LEAD PIG INGOT WAS CAST FROM THE LEAD ROOF THE LEAD OF STAINED GLASS WINDOWS AND OTHER FIXTURES OF THE KENILWORTH ABBEY WHEN IT WAS DISSOLVED BY HENRY VIII IN 1538. HENRY OBVIOUSLY WANTED EVERYTHING OF VALUE FROM THE ABBEYS AND MONASTERIES THAT HE DESTROYED. THE LEAD WAS CAST INTO AN EARTH MOULD PROBABLY STRAIGHT IN TO THE GROUND. THIS INGOT SOMEHOW GOT LEFT BEHIND ON SITE AMONGST ALL THE DESTRUCTION AND WAS DISCOVERED BY WORKMEN THREE HUNDRED YEARS LATER IN 1855. THE INGOT IS STAMPED WITH THE SEAL OF HENRY VIII. IT SITS IN THE CHANCEL OF THE CHURCH. 2011 COPYRIGHT (Photograph and text in Extra Info) NIGEL MYKURA PHOTO PAPER THICKNESS NORMAL PHOTOGRAPH THICKNESS NOTES REF NO NMV-2428 PHOTO SIZE SIZE 6 X 4 inches CONDITION: SOME CROPPING OR WHITE LINES TOP/BOTTOM MAY OCCUR DUE TO PHOTO RATIO WATERMARK IF PRESENT ON THE IMAGE WILL NOT APPEAR ON ITEM SENT TO YOU: NOTES This is a print and supply service for an image that is COPYRIGHT (Photograph and text in Extra Info) Nigel Mykura obtained from GEOGRAPH and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License details available here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ MANY OTHER ITEMS ARE BEING ADDED TO MY SHOP DAILY
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Type: Photographs
Theme: Topographical
Sub-Theme: England
Number of Items: Single
Period: 1945 - Present
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