CU-TV Art in Cambridge: Ely Cathedral
CU-TV presents Art in Cambridge. In this instalment we venture just outside of town to visit Ely Cathedral. The curator of the stained glass museum, Sarah Robertson, joins us to talk about works from the collection.
Ely Cathedral Stained Glass
stained glass at Ely Cathedral in England
England 2019 Episode 06: Ely
The origins of Ely Cathedral date back to AD 672 when an abbey church was built here. The present building is Norman, dating to 1083. Architecturally it is significant both for its scale and its stylistic details. Most noteworthy is the octagonal central tower with lantern above, erected in 1322.
Most of the church retains its original Romanesque style, although the beautifully painted ceiling is a Victorian creation. Saint Edmund’s Chapel contains a 12th c. mural of the saint’s martyrdom. Most of the windows are from the mid-1800s, although the cathedral's stained glass museum contains samples dating back to the 14th c. as can be seen in the series of 15 photos at the end of the video.
You may have noticed the ghostly silhouette of a WWI soldier appearing outside one of the cathedral's chapels as we walked by. This effect is created by a sculpture made of a thin strip of metal which almost disappears when viewed from certain angles.
Oliver Cromwell and his family lived in Ely for 10 years. Today their half-timbered home has been restored to reflect the family's 17th c. domestic lifestyle along with interesting exhibits on Cromwell and the English Civil War. Cromwell was a Puritan leader, politician, and general who championed the rights of commoners against the aristocracy, but he was also a military dictator and persecutor of Catholics bordering on the genocidal. Although he is justly condemned for ruthlessly subduing the rebellion in Ireland in 1650, Cromwell's legacy also includes the reformation of the Church of England, the institution of religious toleration (including protection for Quakers and Jews) and ensuring that a Parliament representing the people rather than a King with absolute power would rule England forever thereafter. After viewing the exhibits, guests are invited to vote for whether Cromwell should be labelled a hero or a villain. How would you vote?
Ronnie's Ely Cathedral Slideshow, Cambridgeshire UK 2010
I was interested in the history of this place which is reputed to have been a place of worship for more than 1300 years. I was particularly intrigued to have seen signs of dismantled and destroyed statues as well as defaced colorful murals resulting from the onslaught of the English Reformation during the 16th Century.
One Minute Vacation Video #7: The Ghost Soldier of Ely Cathedral
The origins of Ely Cathedral date back to AD 672 when an abbey church was built here. The present building is Norman, dating to 1083, with a distinctive octagonal central tower erected in 1322. In the video, you may notice the ghostly silhouette of a WWI soldier appearing outside one of the cathedral's chapels. This effect is created by a sculpture made of a thin strip of metal which almost disappears when viewed from certain angles.
ANOTHER TID-BIT: the cathedral is a surprisingly harmonious mixture of old and new. The majority of the church retains its original 11th c. Romanesque style, but the beautifully painted ceiling is a Victorian creation. Most of the windows are similarly from the mid-1800s, although the cathedral's stained glass museum contains samples dating back to the 14th century.
This is the series of abbreviated videos originally posted on Facebook. For the playlist of full-length videos from our England trip, go to
Charles & Camilla Royal Visit Cambridge, Ely & Wisbech 2018!
Charles & Camilla Royal Visit Cambridge, Ely & Wisbech 2018!
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will today visit Cambridgeshire, including #Cambridge, #Ely and #Wisbech.
Residents of Ely welcome The Prince of Wales as HRH arrives in the city for the Royal visit ????????
At Ely Cathedral, The Prince visits @stainedglassmus to see the museum’s expanding collection
At Ely Market, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall meet local residents and stallholders
In Wisbech, The Duchess of Cornwall visits @wisbechmuseum to meet children taking part in a literacy session.
The Pre-Raphaelites in Oxford: Christ Church - Stained Glass in the Cathedral
Here we look at two stained glass windows, both designed by Edward Burne-Jones (the later one in conjunction with William Morris): the Saint Frideswide window (1859) and the Saint Catherine window (1878). The College of Christ Church was founded in 1525 by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey on the site of the Priory of St Frideswide, and the college chapel -- which is also the cathedral of the city of Oxford -- was originally the Priory church.
Graham Dowding Stained Glass 2011
Graham Dowding Stained Glass is a well established and accredited stained glass studio based in Gloucestershire in the UK. The studio undertakes many different aspects of glass work including; Commissions for private houses and churches, leaded lights, condition reports, restoration, conservation and ongoing repair and maintenance at Gloucester Cathedral.
If you are interested in a commission, have any queries regarding leaded lights or would like to speak to one of our team regarding anything else then please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Also please visit our website for more information about the work that we do, ongoing projects and a gallery showing the range of stained glass that we've produced.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass | Wikipedia audio article
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The Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Guild of Glaziers, or makers of Glass, the Company's forerunner, existed as early as 1328. It received a Royal Charter of incorporation in 1638. It is no longer a trade association of glass craftsmen, instead existing, along with a majority of Livery Companies, as a charitable body.
The original Glaziers Hall was burnt down during the Great Fire of London in 1666. The current Hall was acquired and refurbished in 1977. It is located on the south side of London Bridge on Montague Close in the London Borough of Southwark and has views over the River Thames towards the City of London.
The Company ranks fifty-third in the order of precedence for Livery Companies. Its motto is Lucem Tuam Da Nobis Deo, Latin for O God, Give Us Your Light.
The charitable activities of the Glaziers’ Company are mainly, but not exclusively, focused on stained glass, and are managed by the Glaziers' Foundation, a registered Charity, No 1143700. The Foundation has four committees that were previously self-standing charities: the Glaziers' Trust, the London Stained Glass Repository, the Charity for Relief in Need and the Cutter Trust.
The Glaziers’ Trust has the largest budget and has three principal objects: assisting with the restoration and conservation of historic and important stained glass, supporting the education and training of glass artists and conservators and fostering public information and awareness. The board of the trust sits four times a year to consider applications for stained glass conservation and restoration grants. To maintain the highest professional standards it is a condition of grant that remedial work is carried out by an accredited glazier or glass conservator.
The trust is usually unable to fund the cost of an entire restoration project and normally provides only partial funding. However, such is the depth of knowledge and experience on the board that its approval for a project, even if it results in only a modest award, is regularly used by applicants to help raise funds from other organisations.
The trust also supports other organisations within the stained glass community such as the British Society of Master Glass Painters and the Stained Glass Museum in Ely, Cambridgeshire. Both of these receive an annual grant to help them continue their work. The trust also supports the much-respected publication, “Vidimus”, the only online journal devoted to stained glass.
Through the Foundation’s Craft and Competitions Committee, the Trust funds several educational initiatives such as the Stevens Competition. This is a nationwide competition for architectural glass design and we believe it to be the only national competition of its kind. It attracts entries from young artists, which are judged by a panel of prominent craftsmen. Sponsors of the competition regularly commission work from among the entries and the careers of many young artists have been launched by participation in the competition.
The Award for Excellence and the Ashton Hill Awards provide opportunities for those wishing to pursue a practical career in stained glass. They provide the funds for placements in working studios where mentored and supervised work experience takes place. The Award for Excellence provides 40 weeks of placements and the Ashton Hill Awards 10 weeks. The Arthur and Helen Davis Travelling Scholarships provide opportunities for the study of glass outside the UK. Recent awardees have studied in the United States, Iceland, France, Germany and the Czech Republic.
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Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England.
It forms part of a World Heritage Site.
Its formal title is the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury.
Founded in 597, the cathedral was completely rebuilt from 1070 to 1077.
The east end was greatly enlarged at the beginning of the twelfth century, and largely rebuilt in the Gothic style following a fire in 1174, with significant eastward extensions to accommodate the flow of pilgrims visiting the shrine of Thomas Becket, the archbishop who was murdered in the cathedral in 1170.
The Norman nave and transepts survived until the late fourteenth century, when they were demolished to make way for the present structures.
Before the English Reformation the cathedral was part of a Benedictine monastic community known as Christ Church, Canterbury, as well as being the seat of the archbishop.
Much of the stonework at Canterbury Cathedral is damaged and crumbling, the roofs are leaking and much of the stained glass is badly corroded.
The last quinquennial structural review revealed that a combination of centuries of weathering, pollution and constant use had taken its toll on the ancient building and some serious problems were in need of urgent action.
The single biggest challenge is the roof.
The cathedral is covered by a huge expanse of lead and whilst the majority of the wooden framework remains sound, much of the lead itself needs replacing.
In addition, a large amount of concrete encasing the bottom of the roof beams needs to be removed and replaced with traditional wooden footers.
Conservation of the external masonry, particularly on the northern side of the building, is equally important.
The cathedral is in part built of Caen stone.
As regards the interior, priorities include decoration of the vaults of the Trinity Chapel, major improvements to the Treasury building which contains, amongst other things, the choir practice rooms, and conservation work in several other chapels.
The earliest coloured glass windows in the cathedral date from the late 12th century, whilst others are as new as the four Ervin Bossányi windows in the south east transept (1957).
Many have already been conserved and protected by the team of stained glass conservators led by Leonie Seliger.
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A Glastonbury Abbey Dream
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The snow photos were taken by me whilst actually listening to Tallis on headphones. The other Glastonbury pics are by various pilgrims and professionals who have posted them online.
From my Mysterium Artorius.
One piece of music has established itself for me as an ultimate soundtrack for a Glastonbury Abbey dream, in the process activating further my mysterious affinity for the idea of perpetual choir. It was Spem in Alium by Thomas Tallis (who had provided Vaughan Williams with such magnificent inspiration), a composition for forty voices. Tallis was writing during the aftermath of the dissolution of the monasteries and his work seems full of a poignant nostalgia for a lost paradise. I have cultivated the feeling that an eternal form of Glastonbury Abbey exists on some other realm of perception. There, the monks continue their daily services. A celestial choir perpetually intones sacred prayers amidst this magnificent scene, as Grail light shines through the stained glass windows, infusing the place with supernal blessings. Spem in Alium completely catches the feeling of how I believe such a choir would sound. It was like the chanting of angels. I know that the liturgical recitations of the medieval monks would not have sounded the same. It doesn’t matter. Tallis takes me into a realm of unbearable beauty.
Chartres | Medieval Cathedral - inside
Inside the cathedral it is very quiet. Virtually all the stained glass windows are original. The stonework is captivating, particularly the choir screen, which curves around the ambulatory, depicting scenes from the lives of Christ and the Virgin. The stone floor is slightly uneven and slopes down towards the main entrance.