This painting shows St.George - the Patron Saint of England - on a magnificent horse, his lance already part way down the dragon's throat. The princess with her small white dog waits demurely in the background. St.George unfortunately lost his head when the roofline was altered, presumably at a stage when he was covered in plaster, but the painting is nevertheless dramatic.

One of the decorated circles containing black-letter texts which were painted after the walls were plastered can be seen on the adjoining wall. There are faint traces of other pictures, sadly lost for ever. The interior of this little church must once have been a blaze of colour.

The Churches Conservation Trust have produced an excellent booklet ("St Lawrence's Church, Broughton, Buckinghamshire - Series 4 no.56 Price £1) to which we are indebted for much of this information. Their address is:

1 West Smithfield
London EC1A 9EE