Despenser Reredos

 

 

There is an extraordinary story behind this altar in the St. Luke's Chapel at Norwich Cathedral, which makes me appreciate all the more the work done by the people who restore such artifacts.

Medieval Font

 

 

The font of St Luke's Chapel in Norwich Cathedral is a medieval seven sacrament font and originally came from the lost church of St Mary-in-the-Marsh, which once stood inside the Cathedral Close.

Peace

Norwich Cathedral

Reminds me of an anthem I'm practicing for this coming Sunday's eucharist, a setting of Psalm 122:6 composed by Herbert Howells.

IX

Norwich Cathedral

"The IX monogram or XI monogram is a type of early Christian monogram looking like the spokes of a wheel, sometimes within a circle.

The IX monogram is formed by the combination of the letter 'I' or Iota for Iesous (Ιησους, Jesus in Greek) and 'X' or Chi for Christos (Χριστος, Christ in Greek). The spokes can also be standalone, without the circle. These monograms can often be found as ancient burial inscriptions." -- Wikipedia

Roll

Spotted this wonderfully illuminated manuscript in a chapel at the east end of Norwich Cathedral.

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. :-)