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| s05645 | |
| Carbrook Hall, No. 537 Attercliffe Common showing fireplace and panelling | |
| Sheffield_Brightside | |
Built 1623 home of the Bright family Mantlepiece in Lower Room. Figure shows Wisdom trampling on Ignorance. From about 1610-20 (approximate day of erection) until about 1885 the figure of priest shown carved in high relief had a solid gold ring on the forefinger. Inscriptions on the scrolls: Be not as a horse and mull which have no understanding; Understanding reacheth heaven; Understanding is a wel-spring of life; Good understanding depart from evil; Ignorance is a beast. |
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