Clive Rouse
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The Nativity story
[Note: All the text on this page comes from Clive Rouse’s book. The photos of the 15th century wallpaintings were taken in 2023 on a smartphone – do experiment with your own phone camera!] The spaces between the clerestory windows in the spandrels above the nave arcades are occupied by a series of life-size single…
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The Doom painting
The Doom painting above the Chancel archway is sadly very difficult to see. Use Rouse’s drawing and description below to get an idea of the position of elements in the painting, then try zooming in using your phone’s camera; judicious application of filters can help to bring out some details.
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The wallpaintings in the north aisle
At first sight, the paintings in the north aisle are a confusing muddle. To make sense of them, it helps to understand that they comprise two layered sets of paintings, one layer dating from the 14th century (paintings A and B) and the other from the 15th century (paintings C, D and E). The north…
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History of the building
Source: The Church of St John the Evangelist, Corby, Lincolnshire, by E Clive Rouse (1941) The structure Form and materials Corby Glen Church consists of chancel with north chapel, clerestoried nave of four bays with north and south aisles, west tower, and south porch with chamber over. The walls are built mainly of limestone rubble…