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The Minster Church of St John, Beverley, Yorkshire
One of the great Gothic churches of Europe, the rebuilding of The Minster Church of St John, Minster Yard, began circa 1230 and was probably completed by the 1390s. The buttresses are panelled and have niches for statues, most of which are late 19th to early 20th century by Robert Smith. Grade I Listed Building Link
Bishop John of York established a monastery in Beverley in the 8th century. His tomb had become a major centre of pilgrimage; he was canonised in 1037 as St John of Beverley.
Further reading:
Historic Beverley, by Ivan and Elisabeth Hall, 1981
Beverley Minster: Link
Pevsner Architectural Guides: Hull, by David and Susan Neave, 2010, pp 212-218
Beverley Minster, by David Palliser, 2008 (Jarrold Publishing)
Wikipedia: Link
Bishop John of York established a monastery in Beverley in the 8th century. His tomb had become a major centre of pilgrimage; he was canonised in 1037 as St John of Beverley.
Further reading:
Historic Beverley, by Ivan and Elisabeth Hall, 1981
Beverley Minster: Link
Pevsner Architectural Guides: Hull, by David and Susan Neave, 2010, pp 212-218
Beverley Minster, by David Palliser, 2008 (Jarrold Publishing)
Wikipedia: Link
Created: Tue, 25 Mar 2025, Updated: Tue, 25 Mar 2025
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