St Mary’s at Fairford is justly famous, not only as a most attractive developing architecturally but for the survival of its complete established of late medieval stained glass, a distinctive survival in an English parish church. No other church has resisted the waves of iconoclasm unleashed by the Reformation and the English Civil War like… Continue reading Interior looking West, Fairford
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Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral continue to appears to all intents and purposes like an in particular grand town parish church, exuding civic pride. This is historically speaking the real truth, for the diocese of Manchester was only established in 1847 and right before becoming lifted to cathedral rank this was the parish and collegiate church of St… Continue reading Manchester Cathedral
Nave looking West, Fairford
St Mary’s at Fairford is justly well-known, not only as a most beautiful constructing architecturally but for the survival of its total established of late medieval stained glass, a one of a kind survival in an English parish church. No other church has resisted the waves of iconoclasm unleashed by the Reformation and the English… Continue reading Nave looking West, Fairford
Fan Vaulting, Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough Cathedral is a single of England’s very best buildings, an practically entire Romanesque church on an impressive scale sitting down behind 1 of the most exclusive and eccentric Gothic facades located anywhere in medieval Europe. The church we see now is tiny altered considering that its completion in the 13th century apart from inevitable… Continue reading Fan Vaulting, Peterborough Cathedral
West Window, Fairford
The west window depicting the Last Judgement. The Very last Judgement is Fairford’s most celebrated window for its extraordinary composition and graphic depiction of the horrors of hell in the reduce 50 %. The window unfortunately endured poorly for the duration of the great storm of 1703 with the higher 50 % depicting Christ in… Continue reading West Window, Fairford