✨ Treasure Hoard: The Bone Chests of Winchester Cathedral
That so many of England’s makers and shakers should lie gathered in this extraordinary concentration of bones is remarkable.
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✨ Treasure Hoard: The Tournai marble font at Winchester Cathedral
Henry III was baptised here in 1207, and the font remains in use today.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 19 April 2024
I stop and stare and take in a few breaths. I’m in a state of awe, but it isn’t the view here in the crypt that has made me so. I’m here to steady my thoughts - to stop and think about the enormity of something that lies within the presbytery above my head.
🟨 Treasure Hoard Entry: The Bone Chests of Winchester Cathedral
At Winchester Cathedral, along the top of the screens to the presbytery are six caskets. Each one has been inscribed with lettering.
Be there: Winchester Cathedral - The Great Screen & Choir
Surely one of the marvels of the late medieval world? The Great Screen was completed in 1476 and forms the backdrop (reredos) to the altar.