Grotesque-style paintings featuring fantastical beasts and foliage, The Ashes, Cumbria, England. INGLEWOOD FOREST, ENGLAND—During renovations at a former Tudor hunting lodge known as The Ashes ...

An unassuming Tudor hunting lodge in the Cumbrian district in the U.K. just gave up a wild secret: rare wall paintings from the 16th century that depict a host of truly fantastical beasts.

The art is found behind plasterwork at a building, dating back to the early reign of Elizabeth I. ... Rare 16th Century wall paintings have been revealed at a former Tudor hunting lodge.

Rare 16th Century wall paintings have been revealed at a former Tudor hunting lodge. The Grotesque-style images were found behind failing plasterwork at The Ashes, in Inglewood Forest, near ...

Rare 16th Century wall paintings have been revealed at a former Tudor hunting lodge. The Grotesque-style images were found behind failing plasterwork at The Ashes, in Inglewood Forest, near ...