Heritage Open Day: Hear Prof Peter Linfield describe the fantastic examples of woodcarving from the Ripon School and how their work influenced the story of a nineteenth centaury case of fraud and deceit. The Ripon School of Woodcarving at Holy Trinity, Wensley
An exceptional survival from Tudor England, the woodwork at Holy Trinity, Wensley, is some of the most spectacular work in ‘The Ripon School’ style. Inspiring the forgeries of Gothic architect-antiquary George Shaw of Uppermill, West Yorkshire, this talk by Dr Peter N. Lindfield of Cardiff University unpacks the priceless Tudor-Gothic woodwork at Holy Trinity.