Westminster Abbey choir screen by Edward Blore
It’s such a great example of OTT bling I was surprised that it’s from 1831, so it’s not Victorian Gothic. But it’s not Georgian Gothick either, coming from the reign of William IV that doesn’t warrant an ‘ian’
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Entrance screen for the Chapel of St Alphege, Winchester Cathedral
Alphege (or Ælfheah) was Bishop of Winchester in the early 11th century & became Archbishop of Canterbury
He was captured & killed by vikings in 1012, and canonised in 1078
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#ScreenSaturday Henry VIII was responsible for the screen & much of King's College Chapel's woodwork.
But it was the stone fan vaulting that overwhelmed me with its majesty.
John Wastell was the architect of 'the noblest stone ceiling in existence', which was built 1512 - 1515.
Intricate carving on screen dated 1903 in St Andrews Church South Tawton, Devon.
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A golden angel, her draperies rippling in the breeze holds a candle on the screen at St Etheldreda, Horley.
Designed by T. Lawrence Dale 1947-50.
He was the Oxford Diocesan surveyor from the 1930s and designed churches himself as well as restoration.
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#ScreenSaturday The fourteenth century rood screen of St Mary Magdalene Church, Ickleton, #Cambridgeshire
For #ScreenSaturday Medieval wooden bosses from a 15th century chancel ceiling have been added to St Keyne's chapel Brecon Cathedral The screen has been used in various positions over the centuries
