Ranworth rood screen

Ranworth rood screen is considered one of the finest examples of medieval rood screen to have survived the iconoclasm of the English Reformation.[1][2] It is located in the Church of St Helen, Ranworth, Norfolk, England. The exact dates for the creation of the screen are unknown, though most experts agree that the paintings were probably executed sometime in the 15th century, with the erection of the wooden screen itself possibly occurring some years earlier.[3]

Ranworth Rood Screen with annotations
Artistunknown English
Year15th Century
LocationSt Helen's Church, Ranworth, Norfolk, England

North Retable (St John the Baptist Chapel)

St Etheldreda, St Agnes, St John the Baptist, St Barbara

North Wing

St George, St Stephen, Bishop (St Felix?)

Central rood screen (Twelve Apostles)

left central screen

St Simon, St Thomas, St Bartholomew, St James mjr., St Andrew, St Peter

right central screen

St Paul, Saint John, St Philip, St James mnr., St Jude, St Matthew

South Wing

Archbishop Thomas Becket, St Lawrence, St Michael.

South Retable (The Lady Chapel)

St Mary Salome, Virgin Mary, St Mary Cleophas, St Margaret of Antioch

  • Gallery of images of Ranworth rood screen
  • St Barbara
  • St Barbara (close-up)
  • St Laurence

References
  1. Graham-Dixon, Andrew (28 February 1999). "A History of British Art". University of California Press. p. 21. Retrieved 28 February 2019 – via Google Books.
  2. "Ranworth, Norfolk Broads, including Ranworth Nature Trail, Malthouse Broad and Ranworth Church". Tournorfolk.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. "Ranworth". Norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

Bibliography
  • Lasko and Morgan (eds.), P and N.J,Medieval Art in East Anglia 1300-1520, 1973, Jarrold & Sons Ltd., Norwich
  • Lasko and Morgan (eds.), P and N.J,Medieval Art in East Anglia 1300-1520, 1974, Thames & Hudson Ltd, ISBN 9780500232033
  • Mortlock and Roberts, D.P. and C.V.,The Guide to Norfolk Churches, The Lutterworth Press, 2007
  • Munro Cautley, H., Norfolk Churches, The Boydell Press, 1949
  • Pye, Adrian S., A photographic and historical guide to the Parish Churches of East Norfolk, ASPYE, 2010
  • Yaxley, Susan: The Reformation in Norfolk Parish Churches, Witley Press Ltd., 1990 ISBN 0948400129
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