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Object type: Imposts
Measurements:
1a (western impost): H. 13 > 12 cm (5.1 > 4.4 in); W. (max.) 29 cm (11.4 in); D. unknown
1b (eastern impost): H. 12.5 > 11 cm (4.9 > 4.3 in); W. 36 cm (14.1 in); D. unknown
Hood-moulding: 9 cm (3.5 in) wide on the east > 8 cm (3.1 in) on the west
Stone type: Limestone, very shelly, sparry matrix supported, oolitic with all the ooliths being hollow. Shell debris mainly around 5 mm in size but some fairly complete shells up to 3cm. The shell content seems to be mainly oyster. Ooliths 0.35 to 0.7 mm in size. The colour ranges from greyish orange to dark yellowish orange (10YR 7/4 to 10YR 6/6). The bedding is parallel to the horizontal imposts. The stone of the hood-moulding is similar to the imposts. Possibly from low in the Cleeve Cloud Member, Birdlip Limestone Formation, Inferior Oolite Group, Middle Jurassic.
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ills. 386-8
Corpus volume reference: Vol 10 p. 231
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The east and west imposts and hood-moulding of the original Anglo-Saxon south doorway (see the fuller description of Miserden 2a–b where the head of the similar Anglo-Saxon north doorway is still intact). Both imposts carry triple horizontal half-round mouldings, while the hood-moulding is flat-faced.
See Miserden 2 below.
