This sculpture stands inside The Parish Church of St Mary, Lindisfarne:
In the south aisle stands the imposing statue known as The Journey, depicting the monks of Lindisfarne carrying St.Cuthbert’s body on the first stage of its journey to Durham and is probably the first thing to catch the visitor’s eye. The sculpture is an acclaimed work of Dr Fenwick Lawson made up of 35 piece of elmwood, carved principally with a chain-saw. This has been loaned to St Mary’s Church and a bronze copy has been placed in the Millennium Square in Durham, thus marking the start and finishing places of the journey of St Cuthbert’s coffin between 698 and c920.
My goodness, I like that sculpture. Very fine.
Where it is placed captures the eye as soon as you walk in. The artist himself is very talented!
It sounds as if it is placed in just the right position, Cherie. It looks very striking indeed
I think you would love it
Wow. It looks life size? Very impressive.
It is a stunning sculpture.
OMG, Cherry. That would be incredibly stunning to see!
I would love to see your photos of this
So we have to go to Durham to complete the “journey”?
Been there done that
Although… I did it backwards :-O
Well done!
It is a fascinating sculpture.
I must confess, I haven’t seen this before, shame on me although I have got a photo set up my sleeve of the copy from Durham. I’m not sure that it’s been located in the correct place though.
This is a spectacular sculpture and its placing within the church really captures the eye.