Keywords: St Medard's Tympanum.jpg Romanesque Norman Priest's Door at St Medard's St Gildard's church Little Bytham Lincolnshire UK The empty circular niche in the semicircular tympanum above the door may once have held a relic of St Medard The two birds are probably eagles; one features in the legend of St Medard or Medardus a 6th century bishop of Noyon France in which it is said to have hovered above him to shelter him from rain The double lancet window is of a later date than the door own My own digital photograph 11 November 2008 2008-11-11 SiGarb Own work all rights released This version of the image is in the Public Domain If it is used outside Wikipedia a photographer's credit Simon Garbutt would be appreciated This is a resized and slightly edited version of the original 2448 x 3264 pixels image I retain all rights to the original image and any other images that may be derived from it 52 7505 -0 5006 Church portals in England Semi-circular arches Arch windows twinned Norman tympanums in England St Medard and St Gildard Little Bytham |