christ church gate, canterbury cathedral

canterbury cathedral

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canterbury cathedral,archbishop sudbury's tomb of 1381, one of the niches of the tomb chest

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canterbury cathedral

canterbury cathedral

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archbishop sudbury's tomb of 1381, crisply carved in marble and limestone. sudbury's head is not here but on show in his native town in suffolk: the peasants' revolt having parted head and body due to his involvement in the hated poll tax.
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canterbury cathedral

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archbishop stratford's tomb of 1348
canterbury cathedral

canterbury cathedral

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archbishop stratford's canopied tomb of 1348, showing the lierne net vault inside
canterbury cathedral,archbishop stratford's tomb of 1348. detail of the very pretty filigree alabaster arcade, set off against marble on the tomb chest. the tiny carved animals are like netsuke, they are so fine.

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canterbury cathedral, c14,archbishop stratford's tomb of 1348. detail of the very pretty filigree alabaster arcade, set off against marble on the tomb chest. the tiny carved animals are like netsuke, they are so fine.

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canterbury cathedral,archbishop stratford's tomb of 1348. detail of the alabaster arcade on the tomb chest, with its tiny carved animals .

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canterbury cathedral

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archbishop stratford's tomb of 1348
canterbury cathedral

canterbury cathedral

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intricate canopy of archbishop stratford's tomb of 1348
canterbury cathedral

canterbury cathedral

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south doorway in prior eastry's stone choir screens, carved with ballflower, with its contemporary iron gate. 1304-5
canterbury cathedral

canterbury cathedral

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these are the damaged remains of the nevil tomb, with the effigies of dean thomas nevil +1615 and his armoured brother alexander
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canterbury cathedral

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tomb of prior eastry, 1331
canterbury cathedral

canterbury cathedral

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niches at the side of the tomb of prior eastry, 1331
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canterbury cathedral

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prior eastry's stone screen of 1304-5 surrounds the choir, here it is seen next to one of the octagonal piers of 1176, with the high sexpartite vaulting of 1177 up to the eastern transept, all work of william of sens.
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canterbury cathedral

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memorial to anne mills, 1714
canterbury cathedral

canterbury cathedral

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1725 tablet to francisca holcombe
canterbury cathedral

canterbury cathedral

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late c15 niche on the s.e.crossing pier, containing an early c17 figure of father time with his scythe, probably from a monument
canterbury cathedral

canterbury cathedral

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late c15 angel, corbel under a niche s.e. of the crossing
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