1-231-867 - Reproduced by permission of Historic England/English Heritage/Heritage Images

A misericord in St Laurence's church, Ludlow, Shropshire, 1966. One of a series of 15th century misericords in St Laurence's church, Ludlow. The scene shows a man sitting in a chair in front of a roaring fire to drink a bowl of soup, while a cooking pot simmers and two containers made of animal skins hang from a beam.