The Nativity Window, Chapel of Saint Werburgh,
Chester Cathedral. It shows Baby Jesus in a Manger.
Created by Michael Connor, 1857.
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“Be still and know I am with you”.
Psalm 46.
Sung by:
Queen’s School Choir in Chester Cathedral.
Soloists: Lydia Williams and Hannah Donald.
Available on YouTube
Psalm 46.
Be still and know I am with you,
Be still I am the Lord.
I will not leave you orphans.
I leave you My word.
Be one, be one.
You fear the light may be fading,
You fear you may lose your way.
Be still and know I am near you.
I’ll lead you to the day and the sun.
Be glad the day you have sorrow,
Be glad, for then you live.
The stars shine only in darkness,
And in your need I give,
I give My peace,
My peace, My peace.
The Lectern, in the form of a Wooden Eagle, symbol of John the Evangelist, dates from the first half of the 17th-Century.[50]
The Candlesticks also date from the 17th-Century and are by Censore of Bologna, who died in 1662.[44]
With these exceptions, most of the decoration and the fittings of the Quire date from the 19th-Century and are in keeping with the Gothic Revival, promoted by The Oxford Movement and Augustus Welby Pugin.
With these exceptions, most of the decoration and the fittings of the Quire date from the 19th-Century and are in keeping with the Gothic Revival, promoted by The Oxford Movement and Augustus Welby Pugin.
Chester Cathedral’s South Transept. The Galleried Perpendicular Western Portal with Niches for Statues. Early-1500s. May have been the work of Seth and George Derwall.
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The restored Vault of the Quire is typical of the period, having been designed by Scott and decorated and gilded by Clayton and Bell.[34]
The Quire is entered through a Screen designed by George Gilbert Scott, with Gates made by Skidmore. The Rood was designed by Scott, and was made by F. Stuflesser.[4]
The Quire is entered through a Screen designed by George Gilbert Scott, with Gates made by Skidmore. The Rood was designed by Scott, and was made by F. Stuflesser.[4]
The Bishop’s Throne, or “Cathedra” was designed by Scott to complement the Choir Stalls. It was constructed by Farmer and Brindley in 1876.
The Reredos and the Floor Mosaic date from 1876, and were designed by J. R. Clayton. The Great East Window has Tracery of an elegant Decorated Gothic design, which is filled with Stained-Glass of 1884 by Heaton, Butler and Bayne.[44]
The building of Chester Cathedral’s Nave, begun in 1323,
was halted by The Plague and completed 150 years later.
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The Chancel and The High Altar has a Reredos by J. R. Clayton of Clayton and Bell, and a seasonal Altar Frontal (Antependium) in the Art Nouveau Style.
The 13th-Century Lady Chapel contains the Stone Shrine of Saint Werburgh, which dates from the 14th-Century and which used to contain her Relics.
The Shrine, of similar Red Sandstone as the Cathedral, has a base pierced with deep Niches. The upper part takes the form of a miniature Chapel containing Statuettes.
During The Dissolution of the Monasteries, it was dismantled. Some of the parts were found during the 1873 restoration of the Cathedral and the Shrine was re-assembled in 1888 by Blomfield.
World War I and World War II Memorial to
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A carving of Saint Werburgh by Joseph Pyrz was added in 1993.[51] Also in the Chapel are a Sedilia and a Piscina.
The Stained-Glass of 1859 is by William Wailes. The Chapel contains a Monument to Archdeacon Francis Wrangham, made by Hardman & Co. and dating from 1846.[52]
In 1555, George Marsh, Protestant Martyr stood trial here accused of Heresy.[53]
The North Quire Aisle has a Stone Screen by R. C. Hussey and an Iron Gate, dated 1558, that came from Guadalajara.
The Choir, Chester Cathedral.
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At the East End of the Aisle is the Chapel of Saint Werburgh, which has a Vault of two Bays,[54] and an East Window depicting the Nativity by Michael O’Connor, dated 1857.
Other Stained-Glass Windows in the North Aisle are by William Wailes, by Heaton, Butler and Bayne, and by Clayton and Bell.
The Chapel contains a Piscina, dating from the 14th-Century,[4]
North Transept, Sacristy, and Chapter House.
The small Norman Transept has Clerestory Windows containing Stained-Glass by William Wailes, installed in 1853.[55]
The Sacristy, of 1200, has an East Window depicting Saint Anselm, and designed by A. K. Nicholson. In the North Transept is a free-standing Tomb Chest Monument to John Pearson, who died in 1686, designed by Arthur Blomfield and carved by Nicholas Earp, with a recumbent effigy by Matthew Noble.
The Wall Monuments include Cenotaphs to Members of The Cheshire (Earl of Chester’s) Yeomanry killed in the Boer War and in the First and Second World Wars.[4]
At the corner of the Transept with the North Aisle is a 17th-Century Tree of Jesse carved in Whale Ivory. A Niche contains a rare example of a “Cobweb Picture”, painted on the web of a caterpillar. Originating in the Austrian Tyrol, it depicts The Blessed Virgin Mary and The Christ-Child, and is based on a painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder.[56]
PART TEN FOLLOWS.
