After the house and garden, we visited St Mary
Magdalene Church which is located next to the house. There has
been a tradition for the Royal Family to worship there on
Christmas Day. There are many memorials to various royals and
some lovely furniture and other items in the building.
Satoshi at the Lych Gate.
The statue above the door
The Pulpit is made of oak and solid silver. It was given to Queen Alexandra on her 80th birthday (1924).
The Sanctuary
Detail of the ceiling
The Processional Cross
One of the angels holding up the roof (angels often have this task in churches).
A carving on the end of a choir stall
The hymn "Eternal Father Strong to Save" is depicted in this window and the text is included at the bottom. It is one of the most popular hymns in the UK.
Detail of the above window
A memorial of Queen Victoria
There's St George again!
Satoshi at the Lych Gate.
The statue above the door
The Pulpit is made of oak and solid silver. It was given to Queen Alexandra on her 80th birthday (1924).
The Sanctuary
Detail of the ceiling
The Processional Cross
One of the angels holding up the roof (angels often have this task in churches).
A carving on the end of a choir stall
The hymn "Eternal Father Strong to Save" is depicted in this window and the text is included at the bottom. It is one of the most popular hymns in the UK.
Detail of the above window
A memorial of Queen Victoria
There's St George again!
Soon after we left Sandringham, we spotted
this little ruined church. As it was only a few hundred
metres from the main road, we went to investigate it.
A local lady was walking her dog along
the road to the church, so I asked her if she knew
anything about the ruin. The unhelpful answer was "It's
a church." I tried a second question in an attempt to
get a little more information. "I think it's St
Margaret's" was the answer. Satoshi was playing "Pokémon
Go". This is sometimes more useful than one may think.
On this occasion, it was able to furnish the name of the
church: St Mary the
Virgin, Appleton. Armed with this information we
quickly found that the church has been a ruin since the
17th century.
The main focus for today was a visit to Norwich Cathedral. This is a very large church which has the second-tallest spire in England (losing to Salisbury) and also the 2nd largest cloister, losing to... Salisbury! Building began in 1096 and was completed by 1145. It is filled with items of interest and artworks. I hope you will find something to marvel at in the photos below.
I took this photo as we walked from a carpark to the Cathedral.
The Cathedral viewed from the Erpingham Gate.
The cloisters
I was not the only visitor to the Cloisters
Another view of the cloisters.
The Nave Altar
The Quire from the Presbytery
The Lectern
A detail of the Lectern
Another detail of the Lectern
Looking up into the tower
The Pulpit
A detail of the above
The Bishop's Throne
The presbytery and the sanctuary
The altar. Note the paving in front of it.
The organ from the Quire
Wall paintings from the 12th Century
Two items from the Cathedral's treasury. The skill involved in making these is amazing.
This painting is in the treasury.
A window depicting St Paul
One of the chapels
St Edward and Julian of Norwich
Detail of the above window
The Font in the Nave
Part of the fan vaulting on the ceiling. Each of the bosses is different. Norwich Cathedral has the largest number of painted carved stone bosses in the world; an extensive and varied collection of over one thousand individual pieces.
The Noah's Ark boss
The Cathedral Clock
Some medieval glass
Joshua
Gideon
Detail of above
This wooden altar piece was painted about 1380.
A font in one of the chapels.
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple by John Opie in 1791
St Katherine
St Michael subduing the Devil
St Andrew (with his diagonal cross, St George and St Patrick
Looking through the Quire screen from the Nave
The main focus for today was a visit to Norwich Cathedral. This is a very large church which has the second-tallest spire in England (losing to Salisbury) and also the 2nd largest cloister, losing to... Salisbury! Building began in 1096 and was completed by 1145. It is filled with items of interest and artworks. I hope you will find something to marvel at in the photos below.
I took this photo as we walked from a carpark to the Cathedral.
The Cathedral viewed from the Erpingham Gate.
The cloisters
I was not the only visitor to the Cloisters
Another view of the cloisters.
The Nave Altar
The Quire from the Presbytery
The Lectern
A detail of the Lectern
Another detail of the Lectern
Looking up into the tower
The Pulpit
A detail of the above
The Bishop's Throne
The presbytery and the sanctuary
The altar. Note the paving in front of it.
The organ from the Quire
Wall paintings from the 12th Century
Two items from the Cathedral's treasury. The skill involved in making these is amazing.
This painting is in the treasury.
A window depicting St Paul
One of the chapels
St Edward and Julian of Norwich
Detail of the above window
The Font in the Nave
Part of the fan vaulting on the ceiling. Each of the bosses is different. Norwich Cathedral has the largest number of painted carved stone bosses in the world; an extensive and varied collection of over one thousand individual pieces.
The Noah's Ark boss
The Cathedral Clock
Some medieval glass
Joshua
Gideon
Detail of above
This wooden altar piece was painted about 1380.
A font in one of the chapels.
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple by John Opie in 1791
St Katherine
St Michael subduing the Devil
St Andrew (with his diagonal cross, St George and St Patrick
Looking through the Quire screen from the Nave
Choral Evensong began at 5:30pm. The
choir consisted of 18 boys and 12 men and women. The
music included the Smith of Durham responses, the
canticles by Wood in D and the anthem "Give Us the
Wings of Faith" by Ernest Bullock. The music
was of a wonderful standard.
Following Evensong, we found our accommodation (The Red Lion in Eaton), settled in, and enjoyed dinner.
Following Evensong, we found our accommodation (The Red Lion in Eaton), settled in, and enjoyed dinner.