▁ ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁attributed ▁to ▁a ▁Here ford shire ▁School ▁of ▁st on em asons , ▁probably ▁local ▁but ▁who ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁instruct ed ▁by ▁master ▁mas ons ▁rec ru ited ▁in ▁France ▁by ▁Oliver ▁de ▁Mer lim ond . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁ste ward ▁to ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁W ig more , ▁Hugh ▁Mort imer , ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Com post ela ▁in ▁Spain ▁and , ▁on ▁his ▁return , ▁built ▁a ▁church ▁with ▁similar ▁Roman es que ▁car v ings ▁( now ▁largely ▁lost ) ▁at ▁Sh ob don , ▁ 3 0 ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁Kil pe ck . ▁ ▁Hugh ▁de ▁Kil pe ck , ▁a ▁relative ▁of ▁Earl ▁Mort imer , ▁employed ▁the ▁same ▁build ers ▁at ▁Kil pe ck , ▁and ▁their ▁work ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁at ▁Le omin ster , ▁Row l estone ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁The ▁writer ▁Simon ▁Jenkins ▁notes ▁the ▁influ ences ▁of ▁churches ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁pil gr image ▁routes ▁of ▁Northern ▁Europe . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁south ▁door ▁has ▁double ▁columns . ▁The ▁outer ▁columns ▁have ▁car v ings ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁sn akes , ▁heads ▁sw allow ing ▁t ails . ▁In ▁common ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁car v ings , ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁these ▁is ▁unclear , ▁but ▁they ▁may ▁represent ▁reb irth ▁via ▁the ▁s nake ' s ▁season al ▁sl ough ing ▁of ▁its ▁skin . ▁The ▁inner ▁right ▁column ▁shows ▁birds ▁in ▁fol i age ; ▁at