2019

TG2308 : Jesus Chapel window, Norwich Cathedral

taken 5 years ago, near to Norwich, Norfolk, England

Jesus Chapel window, Norwich Cathedral
Jesus Chapel window, Norwich Cathedral
The window contains a collection of fourteenth century glass which was arranged by Dennis King in 1984.
The central light has a modern shield of Sir Edmund Bacon, who died in 1982. He was high steward of the Cathedral 1956 to 1979. Beneath this is a fourteenth century Medallion of the Virgin and Child and an inscription to Sir Edmund Castell Bacon.

The other lights contain reused medieval glass, the left-hand lights has Saint Matthew, and the right-hand light contains Saint Thomas. These two figures come from Nowton Court in Suffolk. Beneath them are the lion of Saint Mark and the winged man of St Matthew, circa 1350, which were bought from Tottington in Norfolk.
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)
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Wednesday, 22 May, 2019   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 8 June, 2019
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