So here’s a thing: yesterday I went to find Hell. The small church of St Peter and St Paul’s is in the village of Chaldon, Surrey. It’s in the Domesday Book (1085) but seems to have existed in wooden form as early as 675.
Inside is something utterly breathtaking...
So here’s a thing: yesterday I went to find Hell. The small church of St Peter and St Paul’s is in the village of Chaldon, Surrey. It’s in the Domesday Book (1085) but seems to have existed in wooden form as early as 675. Inside is something utterly breathtaking...
So here’s a thing: yesterday I went to find Hell. The small church of St Peter and St Paul’s is in the village of Chaldon, Surrey. It’s in the Domesday Book (1085) but seems to have existed in wooden form as early as 675. Inside is something utterly breathtaking...
In 1869, the church rector, Rev. Henry Shepherd, was supervising the lime-washing of the interior walls when he noticed colour coming through, and immediately called for the work to stop. They uncovered this enormous fresco, whitewashed over at some point in the 17th century…
Here are some more photos I took. The fresco is a whopping 17ft by 11ft, in fiery red ochre.
It shows the Ladder of Salvation of the Human Soul, as well as Purgatory, and the basement of Hell with demons engaged in some especially gruesome tortures…
Here are some more photos I took. The fresco is a whopping 17ft by 11ft, in fiery red ochre. It shows the Ladder of Salvation of the Human Soul, as well as Purgatory, and the basement of Hell with demons engaged in some especially gruesome tortures…
Here are some more photos I took. The fresco is a whopping 17ft by 11ft, in fiery red ochre. It shows the Ladder of Salvation of the Human Soul, as well as Purgatory, and the basement of Hell with demons engaged in some especially gruesome tortures…
It looms over you. The effect is overwhelming, and more than a little terrifying. It’s thought to be the work of a travelling artist-monk well versed in Greek ecclesiastical art…
It looms over you. The effect is overwhelming, and more than a little terrifying. It’s thought to be the work of a travelling artist-monk well versed in Greek ecclesiastical art…
It looms over you. The effect is overwhelming, and more than a little terrifying. It’s thought to be the work of a travelling artist-monk well versed in Greek ecclesiastical art…
It’s terrific. I went there for research reasons, but I highly recommend visiting and supporting the church!
http://www.chaldonchurch.co.uk/ 
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