ely cathedral

ely cathedral


Folder: english cathedrals
the cathedral and the remains of the benedictine monastery surrounding it

ely cathedral

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the mid c13 gallery windows act as a screen since the changes brought about by the fall of the central tower in 1322, when new windows closer to the spine of the building allowed more light to fall on altars and shrines

ely cathedral

24 May 2011 208
stiffleaf choir capitals from the extension of the church in 1234-52

ely cathedral, priors' house

02 Nov 2010 178
part of the subsidiary buildings rambling to the south of the main monastic complex, this block seen from the east has a norman vaulted undercroft, with the early c14 new hall over it. the block extending east on the right hand is the treasury or audit chamber of 1344, also on an undercroft. now part of the school, as are many of the other monastic buildings.

ely cathedral, prior crauden's chapel

02 Nov 2010 354
crauden built this little jewel box in 1324-5, with a half timbered study to its east that has all but gone . the cathedral west tower shows its late c14 top beyond.

ely cathedral, morris glass

02 Nov 2010 274
burne jones angel musician , from the old meeting chapel in birmingham, made by morris and co. in 1910 using a design of 1875

ely cathedral, clutterbuck glass

02 Nov 2010 205
clutterbuck glass of 1867, fromchrist church, cotmanhay, derby. though he became unpopular with the ecclesiologists of the c19, the best of his work can be stunning, as at watton at stone in herts.

ely cathedral, clayton and bell glass

02 Nov 2010 168
solomon builds the temple, glass by clayton and bell of c.1860, from holy trinity, beaminster, dorset

ely cathedral, hedgeland glass, c19,2 maries at th…

ely cathedral, wilmshurst glass

02 Nov 2010 176
glass of 1855 by wilmshurst

ely cathedral, wailes glass

02 Nov 2010 210
detail of window by wailes of 1849, in s.w.transept triforium

ely cathedral, wailes glass

02 Nov 2010 185
detail of window by wailes of 1849, in s.w.transept triforium

ely cathedral, willement glass

02 Nov 2010 230
arms of queen mary of anjou, a willement work of c.1840 for crockerton church in wilts., copied from ockwells hall c15 glass.

ely cathedral, collins glass

02 Nov 2010 199
william collins glass of c.1830, enamels on glass only 1 or 2 mills thick. it shows st. paul at athens.

ely cathedral, wright glass

02 Nov 2010 182
thomas wright of leeds did this panel of st.matthew in c.1830, for holbeck parish church in yorks.

ely cathedral, pearson glass

02 Nov 2010 166
pearson glass of c.1793, a large sheet of enamelled glass showing george3, from the dining room at windsor

ely cathedral, pearson glass

02 Nov 2010 195
window in the north tribune gallery of the nave, with the figure of st.peter from 1769 by pearson, made for the great east window

ely cathedral

02 Nov 2010 169
mid c14 musician with bells in lady chapel tracery

ely cathedral

02 Nov 2010 170
mid c14 musician in lady chapel tracery

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