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East Portlemouth

The rood screen exhibits some very fine carving; the groining is missing, but the remains of the ancient carving, which have been fastened on the spandrels, are particularly fine. The lower panels have paintings of saints and Evangelists. We here find Sir John Schorn, a Buckinghamshire rector [ca. 1300]; he was supposed to have caught the Devil and shut him up in a boot. He was greatly venerated as a patron against gout and the ague. Here, as at Alphington and Wolborough, he is represented holding a long boot in his hand with the Devil's head emerging from the top.

The screen was restored in 1934 and more work was done in 1962. There are 26 portraits painted. The empty panels have been replaced with fresh oak during the restorations.


East Portlemouth

01: St Andrew, St Hubert

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02: Quirinius, George

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03: Blank, Blank

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04: St Cornelius, Blank

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05: Blank, St Winwaloe

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06: St Dominic, Blank

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07: St Gregory, John Schorne ?

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08: St Mark, St John

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09: Angels, Mary

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10: Blank, Blank

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11: Female Saint, St Peter

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12: St Catherine Siena, Edward Conf

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13: St Francis, St Lawrence

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14: St Bavo, St Sebastian

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15: Blank, Woman

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16: Blank, Blank

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17: Two women

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18: God, St Jerome


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