Pyramidally Extant
Art
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52m
Ever wondered how you go about looking at funerary monuments? How were they built? Who built them? What do they tell us? Join the Churches Conservation Trust and Dr Jean Wilson, from The Church Monuments Society, for this fascinating lecture exploring the wide-ranging subject of funerary monuments in churches. Be prepared to see behind the scenes of tombs and gain an insight into their creation as well as seeing some treasured CCT monuments along the way. We are sure that members are going to love this exclusive lecture!
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