Medieval Church Graffiti
Graffiti dating from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries has recently been studied in Norfolk. The examples below are from Saint Nicholas, the parish church of Blakeney.
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A ship graffito
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Graffito with a decorated capital letter
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A mason's mark
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