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Godshill - Photo: Isle of Wight Tourism |
This delicately handsome
village is noted for its thatched cottages and
square-towered, 14th century church,
which has a unique painting on its east wall. The
building is known as ‘The Church of the Lily
Cross’ because the mural depicts Christ crucified
on a triple-branched lily. Nothing similar exists
in Britain. The motif was only discovered in the
middle of the 19th century (it had been
whitewashed during the Reformation). Godshill also
has a model village. According to legend, the
first Saxon church was built a few miles from here
after the requisite number of stones were
mysteriously transferred to the site over three
successive nights. A miracle! |
