Wenhaston Suffolk, village sign


The website for Wenhaston, Suffolk . One of the Blythweb Group of Local Sites Wenhaston Suffolk Medieval Doom Painting in St Peters Church

The Wenhaston Doom: The Jaws of Hell


At the lower right of the Doom a monstrous head resembling that of a fish, but with terrible teeth, represents the Jaws of Hell. A scene of frightening chaos and despair as Devils haul in the damned and escape does not appear to be an option.

A Devil perched on the beast's snout blows a convoluted horn. Is this the clarion call for the dead to rise on the Day of Judgement? Off-picture, to the top, the dead are rising from their graves, one still in a shroud. Click on that area for the detail. Elsewhere other souls are emerging too.



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