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Wild Arum Lily (L C Davis)

Wild Arum Lily
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Temple Balsall and its Heritage

On the trail of the Templars

In June 2007 BBC Radio 4 presented a documentary by Martin Palmer to mark the 700th anniversary of the arrest and trial of the Templars.

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Templar figures, Temple Balsall
The church at Temple Balsall contains figures of Templar knights. You need binoculars to view them clearly. Is Martin right to identify the figure (below, top right) as King Solomon? It has the headgear of a High Priest, as Solomon wears when depicted elsewhere in medieval glass.
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Martin Palmer at Temple Balsall (BBC)
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Temple Balsall - the Warwickshire Preceptory of the Templars   Temple Balsall - from Hospitallers to a caring community

Learn more about Knights, Dames, the rich, the poor and the legacy they have left for us to enjoy today. more . . .
 

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Concert in St Mary's Church
Summer Concert in St Mary's Church (Photo B Hogg)