Archive for the tag 'York Minster'
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The Dragon’s Head
On all my visits to the Minster I had thought that the Dragon’s head was a recent addition, until I looked into it further on my recent visit…
It is thought to be part of a medieval mechanism that raised a font cover that has long since disappeared.
This is almost certainly the remains of an elaborate [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 13th 2011
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St Cuthbert’s Vision of Heaven
This tester by Graeme Wilson is above St Cuthbert’s Chapel. It dates from 1982 and depicts St Cuthbert’s Vision of Heaven with Christ in Glory.
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 12th 2011
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Five Sisters Window
The Five Sisters Window is the main feature in the North Transept of York Minster:
Found in the North Transept of the Minster, the Five Sisters Window contains the largest amount of Early English ‘grisaille’ glass in a single window, anywhere in the world. The window was completed in 1260. It consists of [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 10th 2011
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The Stone Masons Yard
It was fascinating to see the Stone Masons working at their craft. They were working on larger pieces than were displayed in the minster last time I visited.
The Minster is currently part way through the five-year ‘York Minster Revealed’ project. The Heritage Lottery Fund has issued a grant to enable expansion of [...]
24 Comments CherryPie on Dec 9th 2011
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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.
18 Comments CherryPie on Dec 8th 2011
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The Minster from the Town Walls
6 Comments CherryPie on Dec 7th 2011
