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OLD WOOD-CARVINGS IN WIRRAL CHURCHES
was due, not to any particular objection to
their presence in the church, but because
they were generally surmounted by the
Rood, and in the removal of the latter
the screens were often damaged beyond
repair. Such a screen once stood at Bebington.
At the present time the chancel
arch and side arches of this church are
filled with modern screen work, but the
wide piers of the chancel arch fortunately
retain indications of the screen which
formerly adorned the church.
The only other old screen in Wirral is
at Woodchurch. Nevertheless many of
the modern screens are very beautiful,
particularly those at Bebington and Eastham,
where they serve to
"
Keep the charm of not too much,
Part seen, imagined part,"
and give an atmosphere of mystery and
beauty beyond. As Pugin, the great
architect, said, " The man who professes
to love Gothic architecture and does not
like screens is a liar."
At Thurstaston, which, as has already
been observed, is a copy of Mid-Gothic,
the screen work is of stone, a very uncommon
feature.
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