Whelan

"Norwich Cathedral in Norfolk England commissioned Whelan to paint 14 panels of the spiritual life and death of International Red Cross nurse Edith Cavell in 2014. The panels on which the scenes of The Passion of Edith Cavell were painted, were first exhibited at Washington National Cathedral in the US to mark 100 years since the beginning of WW1.

'Execution of Edith Cavell' one of 14 paintings by Brian Whelan commissioned by Norwich Cathedral

The paintings later in the following year traveled to Brussels Roman Catholic Cathedral and Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula (close to Schaerbeek, where Edith Cavell was executed) before continuing its journey to Norfolk for permanent installation of the 14 panels at Norwich Cathedral to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Cavell's execution, in October 2015." -- Wikipedia

Treasury

Wandering around the cathedral, I stumbled upon this inviting staircase (above). Note the use of a rope rather than handrails. A nice medieval touch, if maybe not up to current building codes. :-)

Upstairs were cases of "church plate" from churches around Norwich. 

Going down was actually a bit more challenging than coming up, especially for people with big feet like mine. :-)

Sunny Skies

I did actually get to spend some time outdoors in Norwich, even though most of my time was spent inside the cathedral (above) either rehearsing or performing evensong. The weather was quite pleasant--at least for that region of England and for the short time I was there :-)

 

Once again joining Skywatch Friday.

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Norwich Cathedral