IDSWORTH

My hosts in Petersfield, Liana and Philip, took me to see an 11th century hunters' church in the fields close to Petersfield.  Saint Hubert's Church in Idsworth was built by the Saxons and added to by the Normans.  It has a fine lampe de mort and frescos that were covered up during the Wars of Religion and rediscovered in the 19th century.  One fresco in particular, depicts scenes from the life of Saint Hubert who converted to Christianity when he saw a stag with antlers in the form of the crucifiction.  Another scene is of the banquet where Saint John the Baptist's head was served after the consommé and before the fish course.  A lot of material for a Freudian analyst.