While I have some pictures for later from the Victoria and Albert Museum, I will show you do e from our excursion today. We listened to the service in the Cathedral, with a boys and men’s choir, then wandered the historic edifice, absorbing the multitude of centuries within. It was a rainy day, good for staying in a huge church.
This church is from the six hundreds, in various forms. It and the town of the same name were seats of rule for Alfred the Great, William the Conqueror, many notable names. Kings, queens, rulers, and numerous notable people are buried here, including the Danish King Canute, and Jane Austen, and too many ill-fated soldiers.
Our first rainy view of the Cathedral
A view of the great size of the edifice
The lofty nave
The reconstructed stone screen behind the chancel. It was ruined by Cromwell’s destructions in the 1600’s. At the end of the 1800’s it was totally restored, for which we can thank the then-new-interest in Gothic Revival and the Arts and Crafts movement.
Smaller figures on the outsides of the chancel area.
More to follow.
The "screen" -- 😱😱😱😱😱 is all I can say
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