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Precentor’s Court

A precentor is a member of a church who helps facilitate worship. The role of precentor was carried over from the synagogues into the early church.

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Two Towers

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18 Comments CherryPie on Dec 8th 2011

18 Responses to “Precentor’s Court”

  1. liz says:
    December 8, 2011 at 7:49 pm

    I can’t look at these incredible buildings without being amazed at the skill, ability and hard work that went into creating them – without all our modern aids!

  2. liz says:
    December 8, 2011 at 7:50 pm

    But if a precentor facilitates worship why does he need a court? (Everyone’s a facilitator these days!)

  3. jams o donnell says:
    December 8, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    Wow is there a bad view of the Minster!

  4. jameshigham says:
    December 8, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    Is the place all repaired now? The Eastern window for example?

  5. jane says:
    December 8, 2011 at 10:58 pm

    Such an amazing cathedral. I didn’t see that court, but then there is so much to take in!

    • CherryPie says:
      December 8, 2011 at 11:18 pm

      There is so much to see in York. I still haven’t finished and need to go back :-)

      I don’t think I would have noticed that view if it wasn’t for that beautiful tree attracting my attention.

  6. Ginnie says:
    December 9, 2011 at 6:23 am

    WOW. A new word for me today, Cherry! I wonder if this is the precursor to our “presenter” word today?

    • CherryPie says:
      December 9, 2011 at 6:11 pm

      I hadn’t heard of it before either, before I saw the sign. I had to look up what it meant. It could well have come from the word ‘presenter’.

  7. London Caller says:
    December 9, 2011 at 12:01 pm

    So what’s the percentage of precentors presently working at Precentor’s Court today? ;)

  8. Chrissy says:
    December 10, 2011 at 6:30 pm

    Beautiful architecture, it has been ages since I visited York

  9. J_on_tour says:
    December 12, 2011 at 11:41 pm

    Great location for close up of the Towers with the tree. I’ve just worked out where you were by the angle and consequently I have never seen or knew the meaning of that sign before.