17 February 2011

The Great Screen

As mentioned in yesterday's post Winchester Cathedral suffered damage during the English Civil War and here is another part of it that had to be replaced - The Great Screen. It was originally erected with the aid of funds left by Cardinal Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester. Work began in 1455 and continued for the next twenty years.

Unfortunately the originals were all destroyed by Oliver Cromwell's soldiers during the English Civil War in the 17th Century and the present figures are 19th century replacements - hence the screen includes Queen Victoria. The screen contains figures of 4 archangels, 28 Saints, 13 Bishops of Winchester, 6 King, 3 Queens, and 3 others with links to Winchester.
Posted by Amanda at 07:13
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10 comments:

  1. ChrisJFebruary 17, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    Oliver Cromwell was not as bad as popular history has painted him, but he certainly was misguided in his interpretation of what would or would not please God!
    A beautiful screen though relatively modern.

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  2. JoeFebruary 17, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    Magnificent Cathedral. ... 28 Saints! Surely they could have added two more and made around 30.

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  3. AmandaFebruary 17, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    It's certainly impressive - thanks for dropping by!

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  4. Regina KFebruary 18, 2011 at 2:32 AM

    What an outstanding cathedral and photo.

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  5. cieldequimperFebruary 18, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    Pity, the ravages of Cromwell and Henry VIII before him, all those abbeys ruined.

    Still very beautiful and good of you to point out that Queen Vic is amongst the saints!

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  6. HalcyonFebruary 18, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Well, I'm glad the screen survived at least. It's magnificent.

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    The bottom picture doesn't show up in Google Chrome but does in Firefox.

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  8. RandyFebruary 19, 2011 at 5:20 AM

    That is amazing. So many details.

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  9. AmandaFebruary 19, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    It's good it's still there

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  10. janerowenaMarch 23, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    I always felt that it didn't quite match, even though it was beautiful.

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