St Mary, Ripple, Worcestershire
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The history of St Mary’s is somewhat shrouded in mystery. It was built sometime in the early 1190s possibly by the Lord of Ripple Manor and at some point in the 15th century gained 16 misericords - a complete set of 12 labours of the months, plus four others - it is worth noting that they bear a striking resemblance to the misericords at both Great Malvern Priory (with the exception of March, which in Ripple shows harrowing whilst at Great Malvern it shows sowing) and the misericords at Worcester Cathedral.
The "fake scroll effect" is an unusual design feature.
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