What is a Misericord? In Medieval times monks spent many hours standing praying. These shelf-like seats were for leaning on when they got super tired. Strangely the designs were on the underside of the seat so were rarely seen. The carvings had deep meanings but the craftsmen showed amazing sense of humour. The armrests had equally fantastic carvings, unfortunately the ones here at Ludlow Parish Church were very worn. 
There are more pics of misericords from Ludlow here
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