71-540: The Despenser Reredos or Despenser Retable is a medieval altarpiece now in St Luke's Chapel, Norwich Cathedral . It is the cathedral's most important work of art. The altarpiece shows five scenes from the end of Christ's life— his flagellation , his journey to the cross , his crucifixion , events that follow his burial , and the Ascension . The scenes, which are painted on wood in vivid colours, are surrounded by
142-471: A priory of Benedictine monks . The structure of the cathedral is primarily in the Norman style , having been constructed at the behest of the first bishop of Norwich, Herbert de Losinga , who had bought the bishopric for £ 1,900 before its transfer from Thetford. It still retains the greater part of its original stone structure. An Anglo-Saxon settlement and two churches were demolished to make room for
213-731: A Cathedral . The cathedral was featured in the 2016 BBC Four documentary The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich . Norwich Cathedral was used as a location for the 1971 BBC Christmas ghost story The Stalls of Barchester , based on the story by M. R. James . It was also used as a location for the 2013 film Jack the Giant Slayer , and in the 2017 feature film Tulip Fever . 52°37′55″N 01°18′04″E / 52.63194°N 1.30111°E / 52.63194; 1.30111 Pamela Tudor-Craig Too Many Requests If you report this error to
284-502: A large amount of medieval graffiti, including organ music inscribed on two four-line staves , on the interior stone surfaces of the cathedral. Norwich Cathedral's organ is one the largest in the UK. It was built by local builder Norman and Beard in 1899, but was later damaged in a fire in April 1938. A Cymbelstern with six bells and a rotating star was added to the organ in 1969. In 2017
355-399: A link with the revolt cannot be proven, and the heraldic shields may have been belonged to important Norfolk families who were represented because of a different association. The reredos could have been commissioned by Norwich Cathedral to mark the visit to the city by Richard II of England and his queen Anne of Bohemia in 1383. The reredos may have been dedicated in the presence of Richard,
426-410: A pillar. Jesus is looking at his persecutors with sadness rather than in pain. The Roman soldiers are made to look ugly as they grimace and dance, a sign that they are evil. The men scourging Jesus are shown as labouring peasants—with sunburnt skin, rustic clothes, and bare legs—whilst Jesus himself is almost naked and depicted with a pale-looking skin. A bearded authority figure that may represent Pilate
497-451: A possibility that is more likely if it was intended to be used for the cathedral's high altar. According to Tudor-Craig, the purpose of the heraldry on the reredos was to commemorate "not only those who contributed to the altarpiece itself, but those who had helped fund the reconstruction of the eastern arms of the church". There is no evidence from the cathedral's sacrist rolls for the period—or from any other sources—to suggest who paid for
568-508: A rectangular frame. The original reredos may originally have been positioned at the cathedral's high altar . The reredos is generally considered to have been commissioned by the Bishop of Norwich , Henry Despenser , following the defeat of a rebel peasant army at the Battle of North Walsham in 1381. Alternative theories have been suggested for the reason for its commission, including that it
639-473: A representation of the bishop as Chancellor of Oxford . The fire of 1463 at Norwich damaged many of the stalls, whose replacements were given new misericords. The misericords in Norwich Cathedral can be categorised by their designs. A group known as Wakering's have ledges that are curved and ribbed, battlement patterns, and are carved with the coats of arms of the patrons who helped to pay for
710-543: A story in a sequence of bosses. The nave vault shows the history of the world from the creation . Later bosses revert to foliage or formal subjects such as coats of arms . The bosses can be seen most clearly in the cloisters, where they are lower than those elsewhere. The east range has much foliage, and a sequence of the Passion of Jesus . The north range has the Resurrection and scenes of Mary, mother of Jesus and
781-703: Is Adam the Organist, who was employed in 1333. Notable organists have included the composers Thomas Morley , and Heathcote Dicken Statham . Norwich Cathedral's choirs are directed by the Master of the Music, Ashley Grote . There are places for around 20 boys aged from 7 to 13, attend Norwich School and its Lower School , with at least half of their school fees being paid by the Norwich Cathedral Endowment Fund. Girls were introduced to
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#1732790530648852-580: Is enclosed within the limits of the former monastery. It is bordered by the Tombland area (the Anglo-Saxon market place) and the Wensum. It contains buildings from the 15th to the 19th centuries, including the remains of an infirmary. The close has an area of 85 acres (34 ha) and is notable for being located within the city's defensive walls . In medieval times it occupied a tenth of the total area of
923-459: Is lost, a result of the top of the panel being cut away when the reredos was made into a table top. It is unclear how much of Jesus was originally depicted in this panel. In the reredos, Christ is shown as humbly accepting his fate from those with the power to prescribe it; a similar position, says Beckwith, to the position the peasantry found themselves in following their abortive rebellion. Norwich Cathedral Norwich Cathedral , formally
994-483: Is of a tierceron vault with Lierne ribs forming patterns of lozenges and stars along the ridge. The vaulting was carried out in a spectacular manner with hundreds of ornately carved, painted and gilded bosses studding the liernes. Measuring 461 ft (141 m) and 177 ft (54 m) wide at completion, Norwich Cathedral was the largest building in East Anglia . The ground plan remains entirely as it
1065-488: Is primarily Norman , being made of flint and mortar and faced with a cream-coloured Caen limestone . The cathedral was damaged during the riots of 1272; repairs were completed in 1278. The cloisters, begun in 1297, are the second largest cloisters in England. The present spire —the second tallest in England at 315 ft (96 m)—is a stone structure built in 1480, that replaced one made of wood. In about 1830,
1136-559: Is shown in this panel. The second panel shows Christ surrounded by soldiers as he is made to carry his cross . The central panel depicts the crucifixion of Christ . The panel shows Mary, mother of Jesus , being held by St John the Evangelist . A group of three men opposite to them includes a person who may be the same authority figure shown in the scourging scene. A quotation from the Bible reads vere filius dei erat iste (“This man
1207-540: Is taller at 404 ft (123 m). Norwich Cathedral has the second largest cloisters in England, only exceeded by those at Salisbury Cathedral . It has two-storeys, the only example of its kind in England and nearly 400 carved stone ceiling bosses . The eastern end of the cathedral, near to the sanctuary , is in the form of an apse The tribune (the vaulted area within the apse) is unusually tall, and contains piers with large capitals . Norwich no longer has its rood screen , which would have been used to support
1278-414: Is tragical to relate the furious sacrilege committed under the authority of Linsey, Tofts the sheriff, and Greenwood: what clattering of glasses, what beating down of walls, what tearing down of monuments, what pulling down of seats, and wresting out of irons and brass from the windows and graves; what defacing of arms, what demolishing of curious stone-work, that had not any representation in the world but of
1349-522: The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity , is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Norwich , Norfolk , England. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Norwich and the mother church of the diocese of Norwich . It is administered by its dean and chapter, and there are daily Church of England services. It is a Grade I listed building . Construction of the building
1420-517: The Instruments of the Passion . Only those around the sides and along the bottom of the frame survived when the reredos was converted into a bench. The five sections of the reredos are each devoted to one aspect of Christ's final days . The colours used are vivid, and include a bright red and a blueish green. The paintings were never deliberately damaged, but paint has been lost from them over
1491-640: The iconoclasm of the Tudor and English Civil War periods. In the year 672, the Archbishop of Canterbury , Theodore of Tarsus , divided the Kingdom of East Anglia into two dioceses : one covering Norfolk with its episcopal see at Elmham ; the other covering Suffolk with its see at Dunwich . During much of the 9th century, because of the Danish incursions , there was no bishop at Elmham; in addition
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#17327905306481562-502: The 1310s, and a lead spire was added. The location of the building, which was demolished by 1569, was lost until 1956, when masonry was accidentally exposed after the area was dug up for a new water main . The cathedral's mediaeval records state that one of the central tower bells was named 'Blessed Mary', and that.the largest bell in the tower was called 'Lakenham'. The locations of two other named bells, called 'Stratton' and 'Stockton', are unknown. The precinct, or cathedral close ,
1633-540: The 1950s, since when the reredos has been used once more as a altarpiece. The Despenser Reredos is a medieval altarpiece used in St Luke's Chapel in Norwich Cathedral , which has been used as a parish church since the 16th century. The reredos was discovered in the cathedral in 1847, having been converted into a table during the English Reformation , and kept for years in an upper room, with
1704-439: The 19th century, have since been reinterpreted by researchers. The reredos remained lost until 1847, when it was accidentally rediscovered in the cathedral, having been remade into a table, with the paintings concealed underneath. The upper part of the reredos (which included part of the central figure of Jesus) had been sawn off by carpenters when constructing the table top. The panels and frame were restored by Pauline Plummer in
1775-729: The City of Norwich ), and his colleague, the art historian Matthew Digby Wyatt , both interpreted the altarpiece as having come from Italy. However, the origin of the reredos remains uncertain. It was at first considered by experts to be of Italian or German origin, but later specialists believed it to be influenced by French or Bohemian craftsmen—Hope's 1897 account stated that the retable was an example of “genuine English art”, and that it had been made in Norwich. The panels are similar to others at another church, St Michael-at-Plea, Norwich , but experts have not been able to conclude from this that it
1846-573: The Norwich Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust. In 2004 the new refectory (winner, National Wood Awards 2004), by Hopkins Architects and Buro Happold , opened on the site of the original refectory on the south side of the cloisters. Work on the new hostry , also by Hopkins Architects, started in April 2007 after the 'Cathedral Inspiration for the Future Campaign' had reached its target of £10 million. It
1917-658: The altar, is a late 14th century altarpiece, known as the Despenser Retable or Despenser Reredos . It was named after the Bishop of Norwich, Henry le Despenser (1369–1406). During the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, Despenser's forces successfully contained the revolt in Norfolk, and the reredos may have been commissioned as an act of thanksgiving. Shields in the border of the painting are associated with others who led
1988-412: The altarpiece paintings hidden underneath. The reredos had been sawn off at the top and the four corners had been cut out to enable table legs to be inserted. The preservation of this work of art is wholly due to the fortuitous circumstance that the well-compacted piece of joiner's work, whereon the painter so elaborately displayed his skill, had happily been found suitable to form a large table for one of
2059-478: The buildings and a canal cut to allow access for the boats bringing the stone and building materials which were taken up the River Wensum and unloaded. The cathedral was damaged after riots in 1272, which resulted in the city paying heavy fines levied by Henry III , king of England The cathedral was re-consecrated in the presence of Edward I of England on Advent Sunday , in 1278. The Norman spire
2130-415: The cathedral grounds, both on Tombland. The Ethelbert Gate takes its name from a Saxon church that stood nearby. The original gate was destroyed in the riot of 1272, and its replacement was built in the early 14th century. It has two storeys, the upper originally a chapel dedicated to Saint Ethelbert and decorated with flushwork . In 1420 the soldier and administrator Sir Thomas Erpingham , benefactor to
2201-533: The cathedral, which was largely destroyed during the English Reformation , sustained further damage during the English Civil War . The glass in the west window was designed by George Hedgeland , and was installed in 1854. The bosses of Norwich Cathedral are one of the world's greatest mediaeval sculptural treasures, and certainly a near miraculous survival of the iconoclasm from the Tudor and English Civil War periods. They have been described by
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2272-433: The central tower; four are engraved with the medieval merchant mark of Brasyers of Norwich. The bells, which are tuned to a minor key , were used for the regular services, whilst an additional group of five so-called 'greater' bells were hung in a detached bell tower ; these were used to celebrate important religious festivals. They were heavier than those hung in the cathedral church. As with similar large churches,
2343-475: The centuries. The loss of the top part from three of the panels only resulted in the removal of the architectural settings. The upper part of Christ has been lost in two of the panels. The missing part of the central panel has been reinstated by Pauline Plummer (unlike the others, where the missing art has not been restored), so that the reredos can be used in religious services. The first panel shows an almost totally naked Christ being whipped whilst being tied to
2414-500: The choir in 1995. There are places for 24 girls, aged from 11 to 18, who are drawn from across Norfolk. They sing evensong once a week (alternately on their own and with the men) and at least one Sunday Eucharist a term. The choir has 12 men, six of whom are choral scholars; the others are professional singers. The men sing with the boy choristers at five services a week, and often more at special times of year such as Easter and Christmas. The cathedral church's five bells are hung in
2485-416: The church historian Charles John Philip Cave as "undoubtedly the most important series in the country". There are over 1,000 bosses; the earliest subjects are natural, mostly flowers and foliage. Then come figural representations such as foliate men, acrobats, mythical animals, hunting scenes and single bosses which show a story such as events from the lives of the saints. Then there are narratives which tell
2556-549: The city, had the gate which bears his name built, sited opposite the west door of the cathedral and leading into the close. The cathedral and other churches in the diocese were featured in the 1974 BBC documentary A Passion for Churches , presented by the English poet and writer John Betjeman . In 2012, the cathedral and the adjacent Bishop's Palace were featured in the BBC Four documentary The Medieval Mind: How to Build
2627-573: The city. The grounds also house many of the buildings of Norwich School, as well as statues of the leading military and political figure, the Duke of Wellington and the British Naval officer Admiral Nelson , and the grave of the British nurse Edith Cavell , who was executed for helping Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during World War I. There are two gates leading into
2698-451: The cost of the founder and skill of the mason; what piping on the destroyed organ-pipes; vestments, both copes and surplices, together with the leaden cross which had been newly sawed down from over the greenyard pulpit, and the singing-books and service-books, were carried to the fire in the public market-place; a lewd wretch walking before the train in his cope trailing in the dirt, with a service-book in his hand, imitating in an impious scorn
2769-613: The dean, the Very Rev Dr Jane Hedges, revealed that the cathedral was planning to spend £2 million on rebuilding the organ and supporting its existing choirs. In 2022–23 the Durham-based company of Harrison & Harrison carried out a major rebuild of the organ, which was inaugurated in November 2023. Most of the records of the organists at Norwich Cathedral have survived. The earliest organist recorded
2840-511: The defeat of the rebels at the Battle of North Walsham in June that year, most notably Henry le Despenser , who led the forces against them. It is possible that the reredos was commissioned by Despenser, an English nobleman and the Bishop of Norwich at the time of the Peasants' Revolt, as suggested by Hope, but the 1898 photograph lacks any evidence that Despenser's arms were ever represented on
2911-606: The defence against the peasants. The reredos was rediscovered in a damaged state in 1847, having been reversed and used as part of a table. The copper baptismal font , standing on a moveable base in the nave, was fashioned from bowls previously used for making chocolate in the Norwich Rowntree's factory, and was given to the cathedral after the factory closed in 1994. Since 2013, the Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Survey (NMGS) has recorded
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2982-423: The early 15th century onwards; it is possible that the more senior clergymen were able to choose the theme for the carving on their own misericord. The elbow rests were also intricately carved. Many of the supporters in Norwich's choir-stalls are connected with their central subject, as in the case of the misericord for Bishop Richard Courtenay , which is a seated monk who supporters are a bishop tending sheep, and by
3053-490: The existence of heraldic shields around the borders of the reredos that it was made as an act of thanksgiving following events in Norfolk during the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, a conjecture first made by the English antiquarian William Henry St John Hope in 1898. Hope examined the surviving heraldry on the reredos, and suggested family names for seven of the shields. His analysis of the shields has since been reinterpreted by modern researchers; their findings may actually connect
3124-429: The great crucifix. It was located one bay west of the pulpitum (the screen that separated the nave from the choir). The aisles are vaulted in stone, but lack ribs . The Anglican cathedrals at Norwich, Salisbury, and Ely are the only ones that have no ring of bells . The astronomical clock at Norwich Cathedral was one of the earliest mechanical timekeepers made in England. The medieval stained glass windows in
3195-426: The monk to lean against. The so-called ' misericords ' were literally an act of mercy. Most of the misericords are carved with a central subject and two supporters positioned on either side. There were likely to have once been 70 choir-stalls at Norwich, which were allotted to the bishop and his senior clerics , and 60 monks . There are 64 surviving choir-stalls , of which all but four have misericords dating from
3266-461: The more normal kind of radial chapel. The tower, the most ambitious of all the Norman towers to have survived in England, is decorated with geometrical circles, lozenges and interlaced arcading . The spire is of brick faced with stone, supported on brick squinches built into the Norman tower. At 315 ft (96 m) high, the spire is the second tallest in England; only that of Salisbury
3337-429: The nave being completed by around 1120. The entire cathedral was completed by 1145, when the crossing tower was built. The cathedral was constructed from flint and mortar and faced with cream-coloured Caen limestone . The present spire, a stone structure that replaced one made of wood and covered with lead , was added in 1480. Following the riots of 1272, repairs to the building were completed in 1278. Some of
3408-458: The painting did not disclose details about how the artefact was discovered in the chapel room, what the table was being used for when it was found, or its original use in the cathedral. Following the discovery of the reredos, it was displayed in a glass case in the cathedral's south ambulatory . Following its discovery in 1847, Albert Way (a local historian who published his findings in a special edition of The History and Antiquities of Norfolk and
3479-418: The pieces. At least one of the upper planks is missing, as the top of the reredos was sawn off to make a rectangular bench top, and 10 centimetres (3.9 in) squares of wood were removed from the reredos to allow for the construction of legs at the four corners. The original shape of the frame cannot be determined, but it was probably rectangular. The frame may have had 30 heraldic shields, as well as some of
3550-461: The rebuilding of the choir. The so-called Goldwell misericords have more rounded ledges and a pair of lobes. The two Nykke misericords have characteristically carved seat edges. The subjects chosen appear to be random in nature, with a wide selection of real and legendary animals , tasks, events, people (both actual and imaginary), representations of the seven deadly sins , and stories (mostly non- Biblical ) being carved. In St Luke's Chapel, behind
3621-443: The reredos frame. The medievalist Sarah Beckwith has argued that the commission was directly related to the insurrection in the manner of an object lesson , suggesting that "the peasants who had dared, albeit abortively, to contest their ordained position in the social hierarchy and whose revolutionary gestures were based on an identification with Christ, are once again shown a story, a story they already know very well". However,
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#17327905306483692-522: The reredos with the Peasants’ Revolt even more closely. Hope identified “clear traces” of the Despenser family arms on the frame, but his photograph of 1898 does not show it. His suggestion that the arms of Stephen Hales , who was captured by the rebels, is included on the reredos, is probably correct. According to Hope, the shields would have represented local families who had wanted to thank God for
3763-563: The reredos. The historian David King considers that “a collective donation by those represented in the heraldry” is the most like means by which the costs of the artefact were met. The reredos is the cathedral's most important work of art. It is located behind the altar in St Luke’s Chapel. The painted scenes are on a wooden panel made from at least four planks, over which a frame was attached. The five scenes were separated by mullions , of which only one survives. Dowels were used to join
3834-563: The roof bosses. Reaction to the installation of the slide was mixed, Gavin Ashenden , former chaplain to the Queen, described it as "poisoning the medicine" a church offered. In August 2019, Jonathan Meyrick , the Bishop of Lynn , gave a sermon and sang Words by the Bee Gees from halfway down. As of 3 February 2023: Building of the cathedral started from the east end in 1096, with
3905-631: The saints. The south and west walk have the Apocalypse , as well as the Annunciation and Herod's Feast. Catalogues of the cloister bosses have been published by M.R. James (1911), with drawings of the bosses of the north walk. During the Middle Ages , the monks assembled eight times daily for the canonical hours , and the greater part of their services was recited while standing. In time, some monasteries fitted stalls with ledges for
3976-518: The see of Dunwich was extinguished and East Anglia became a single diocese once more. Following the Norman Conquest , sees were moved to more secure urban centres, that of Elmham being transferred to Thetford in 1072, and finally to Norwich in 1094. The new cathedral was dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. As with the Norman cathedrals at Bath , Winchester , Worcester , Canterbury , Rochester , Durham , and Ely , it incorporated
4047-401: The south transept was remodelled by the architect Anthony Salvin . A new hospitality and education facility by Hopkins Architects was opened by Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in 2010. Norwich Cathedral once had the earliest astronomical clock in England. The cathedral's bosses are one of the world's greatest mediaeval sculptural treasures, having survived
4118-547: The spire, the clerestory of the choir was rebuilt in the Perpendicular style . In the 15th century, the cathedral's flat timber ceilings began to be replaced with stone vaults ; the nave was vaulted under Walter Hart (bishop, 1446–1472), the choir and the Bauchun Chapel (on the east side of the south transept) under James Goldwell (bishop, 1472–1499) and the transepts after 1520. The system of vaulting
4189-420: The subordinate chambers or vestries, adjoining the choir of the cathedral. It had, accordingly, on the removal of all superstitious imageries, been cut to adapt it to the desired purpose; the painted side being reversed, and by that means rescued from further injury. It had thus remained long time wholly forgotten, whilst the back of the picture served conveniently as the top of the required table. May's account of
4260-414: The tower was close to the entrance of the lay citizens' cemetery, and was surrounded by craft shops. It is possible that the bell tower was built to enable the citizens of Norwich to hear the bells being rung during a festival or a funeral. The tower was targeted during the Norwich riots of 1272, who captured it and fired arrows and missiles down upon their enemies. After being rebuilt using limestone during
4331-458: The tune, and usurping the words of the litany. The ordnance being discharged on the guild-day, the cathedral was filled with musketeers, drinking and tobacconing as freely as if it had turned ale-house. The mob also fired their muskets . At least one musket ball remains lodged in the stonework. Only at the Restoration in 1660 would the cathedral be restored. In the 1830s the south transept
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#17327905306484402-518: The windows were replaced with ones in the Gothic style during the 13th century. The cloisters was begun in 1297 and finally finished in 1430 after the Black Death had plagued the city. The system of building remained the same over this period, though the details, in particular the tracery of the openings facing the cloister garth, did change. Following the destruction caused by the collapse of
4473-426: Was begun in 1096 at the behest of the first bishop of Norwich, Herbert de Losinga . When the crossing tower was the last piece of the Norman cathedral to be completed; measuring 461 ft (141 m) and 177 ft (54 m) wide, the cathedral was the largest building in East Anglia . The cathedral close occupied a tenth of the total area of the medieval city. The present structure of Norwich Cathedral
4544-481: Was blown down in 1362. Its fall damaged the east end of the building. In 1463 the spire was struck by lightning, causing a fire to rage through the nave which was so intense it turned some of the cream-coloured Caen limestone a pink colour. In 1480 the bishop, James Goldwell, ordered the building of a new spire which is still in place today. The composer and 'singing man' Osbert Parsley worked at Norwich Cathedral for 50 years, until his death in 1585. The cathedral
4615-405: Was in Norman times, except for that of the easternmost chapel. The cathedral has an unusually long nave of 14 bays. The transepts are without aisles and the east end terminates in an apse with an ambulatory . From the ambulatory there is access to two chapels of unusual shape, the plan of each being based on two intersecting circles. This allows more correct orientation of the altars than in
4686-417: Was made locally. Historian David King has concluded that the origin of the reredos cannot be ascertained by the style of the panels. In contrast, the medieval art historian Pamela Tudor-Craig wrote that there is evidence that the reredos was "executed by local craftsmen". The date the reredos was made, the reason for its commission , and its provenance , are not known for certain. It has been suggested from
4757-464: Was made to mark the visit to the city by Richard II of England in 1383, or as thanksgiving for the completion of work done in the cathedral. Heraldic shields around the frame may represent the families who were involved in suppressing the Peasants' Revolt in East Anglia, or who contributed to the cost of producing the piece. A number of family names for the shields, first suggested at the end of
4828-433: Was opened by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on 4 May 2010. The new hostry has become the main entrance to the cathedral. Space has been provided within the hostry for temporary art exhibitions. In July 2019, a 17 m (56 ft) high helter-skelter was constructed inside the cathedral, partly for the purpose of attracting more visitors and also giving people a better vantage point for viewing
4899-482: Was partially in ruins when John Cosin was at Norwich School in the early 17th century and the former bishop was an absentee figure. In 1643 during the Civil War, an angry Puritan mob invaded the cathedral and destroyed all Roman Catholic symbols. The building, abandoned the following year, lay in ruins for two decades. Norwich bishop Joseph Hall provides a graphic description from his book Hard Measure : It
4970-408: Was remodelled by the English architect Anthony Salvin . In 1930–1932 a new Lady Chapel , designed by Charles Nicholson , was built at the east end, on the site of its 13th-century predecessor, which had been demolished during the late 16th century. The cathedral is included as one of the " Norwich 12 ", a list of the city's most iconic buildings produced as part of an initiative launched in 2008 by
5041-619: Was truly the Son of God”). The fourth panel shows events that follow the Burial of Jesus . He is shown carrying a banner and stepping onto the shoulder of a sleeping soldier as he rises from his tomb . Unlike the drawing of Jesus, the tomb has no perspective . The fifth panel shows the Ascension of Jesus , with the Disciples and the Virgin Mary arranged around him. Much of the figure of Jesus
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