Winchester Cathedral

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This is the West end of Winchester Cathedral West Door of Winchester Cathedral View of the Cathedral from the Cathedral Close showing the butresses. This gateway leads into the Cathedral Close and Pilgrims School. About once a year all the chairs are removed from the nave to give a unique view. About once a year all the chairs are removed from the nave to give a unique view. About once a year all the chairs are removed from the nave to give a unique view. About once a year all the chairs are removed from the nave to give a unique view. The stonework in the Cathedral needs constant renewal. This is a sample parrt of a new frieze. Choirstalls A misericord (sometimes named mercy seat, like the Biblical object) is a small wooden structure formed on the underside of a folding seat in a church which, when the seat is folded up, is intended to act as a shelf to support a person in a partially standing position during long periods of prayer. Around the top ledge of the altar area are a number of burial caskets of ancient kings of England. This one is of King Egbert. Others include King Canute. Winchester Cathedral has nine icons on the western screen of the retro-choir, which were painted by Sergei Fyodorof, a distinguished Russian Orthodox iconographer, between the years 1992-96. Beyond the altar in Winchester Cathedral is the oldest part. There are several chapels and burial caskets. Beyond the altar in Winchester Cathedral is the oldest part. There are several chapels and burial caskets. Beyond the altar in Winchester Cathedral is the oldest part. There are several chapels and burial caskets. Sound II, statue by Antony Gormley in the flooded crypt

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