2019

TG2308 : Stained glass window, Norwich Cathedral

taken 7 years ago, near to Norwich, Norfolk, England

Stained glass window, Norwich Cathedral
Stained glass window, Norwich Cathedral
The window commemorates the men of the Kings Own Royal Regiment Norfolk Yeomanry who died in the First World War. The central figure features a Crusader Knight between scenes of soldiers in the trenches. The Knight's shield bears the arms of the county with the arms of the city of Norwich and of the Diocese, Great Yarmouth, The Crown, and Kings Lynn shown in the tracery.

"Erected by the officers of the Kings own Royal Regiment Norfolk Yeomanry in memory of their fallen comrades of all ranks 1914 to 1918".
The artist is unknown.
Norwich Cathedral

Norwich Cathedral is dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity.
The cathedral was begun in 1096 and constructed out of flint and mortar and faced with a cream-coloured Caen limestone. A Saxon settlement and two churches were demolished to make room for the buildings. The cathedral was completed in 1145 with the Norman tower still seen today topped with a wooden spire covered with lead. Several episodes of damage necessitated rebuilding of the east end and spire but since the final erection of the stone spire in 1480 there have been few fundamental alterations to the fabric.
Norwich Cathedral has the second largest cloisters in Britain. The cathedral close is the largest in England and one of the largest in Europe and has more people living within it than any other close. The cathedral spire, measuring at 315 ft or 96 m, is the second tallest in England despite being partly rebuilt after being struck by lightning in 1169, which led to the building being set on fire. Measuring 461 ft or 140.5 m long and, with the transepts, 177 ft or 54 m wide at completion, Norwich Cathedral was the largest building in East Anglia.
The Cathedral is a Grade I listed building. LinkExternal link
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Julian P Guffogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 22 May, 2019   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 8 June, 2019
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