Home                                                          Galleries Index

Free Wall Paper and photo gallery - Beverley, Yorkshire (04)

A gallery of images mainly of 1024 x 768 size. This group was taken recently in the town of Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The images focus on the mainly on the impressive medieval Minster church, one of the greatest structures of it's type anywhere in Europe.

You may download my wallpaper for personal use only as a desktop background for your computer. My wallpaper may not be copied or reproduced on the web or elsewhere without written permission.

Please do not link directly to my graphics as this is bandwidth theft. Download the graphic onto your own hard drive for your personal use only. Thank you and enjoy.

The Percy Tomb

The Percy Tomb canopy is one of the masterpieces of English Decorated stone carving and was built between 1340 and 1349.
It was most likely constructed to commemorate Eleanor, daughter of Richard Fitz-Alan, Earl of Arundel, and widow of Lord Henry Percy, of Alnwick who died in 1314. Eleanor died in 1328.
 

The tomb bears the arms of Edward III and is a riot of sculpture with angels, saints, and armoured knights amongst carved foliage. Until 1820 a tomb chest rested on the ledge beneath the canopy.

The chancel and east end

Left: The great east window containing original medieval glass.

Below: A view of the choir facing towards the east.

Also: three images of carvings to the mainly 15th century choir stalls. The misercord (seat) carving appears to show a hunting scene.

Galleries Index

Beverley galleries page: 

Home

Contact

Copyright Kevin Marriott. All artwork, photography and other contents of this site is the copyright of Kevin Marriott and may not be copied or reproduced on the web or elsewhere without written permission.