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[{"fields": {"is_featured": false, "dir_size": 12032, "igdata": "the southwell minster inside the southwell minster the pulpit the organ the chapter house the southwell minster cathedral is located in st mary's, nottinghamshire england. as you stand at the north-west corner of the church this is the picture you see before you. this cathedral is 303ft long, for reference that is about the length of a football field. the southwell minster cathedral is located in st mary's, nottinghamshire england. as you stand at the north-west corner of the church this is the picture you see before you. this cathedral is 303ft long, for reference that is about the length of a football field. here you might almost fancy yourself in normandy, so perfectly pure in style are the norman capped towers with a total height of 114ft., dating from 1100 to 1150. though the large perpendicular west window and battlements rather spoil the effect, the mass of the building is well grouped from this point\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe palace to the south, and the chapter-house to the north-east. but lets not linger here, for there is much to see inside. as it is, we shall not have space to describe the size of this cathedral. we now enter the church by the west door and look down the nave, dating from 1110\u00e2\u20ac\u201d1150 with a length of 178ft. you cannot fail to be deeply impressed by the massive appearance of the interior. we now enter the church by the west door and look down the nave, dating from 1110\u00e2\u20ac\u201d1150 with a length of 178ft. you cannot fail to be deeply impressed by the massive appearance of the interior. the solid circular piers, very like durham and chichester, are 9ft. high and 16ft. in circumference there are six on each side, they have square bases and round capitals, supporting the principal nave arches; above are large triforium arches, each with three curious little projections, nodes, or notches, intended possibly for smaller intervening arches, a design which was happily never carried into effect. you will recognize several norman mouldings, zigzag, billet, hatchet, etc. the plain circular windows in the clerestory are quite unique, as no other church in england possesses them. the timber barrel roof was put up in 1881, each of the wooden girders weighs two tons and is made of the finest oak. as you can see even the doors are of enormous proportions. this is the pulpit from (1898), given by miss gordon, of southwell. this is a very handsome design of bodley's. this is the pulpit from (1898), given by miss gordon, of southwell. this is a very handsome design of bodley's. the figures on the pulpit represent king edwin, who accompanied paulinus (the reputed founder of this church, a.d. 630) when he baptized the mercians in the trent. the next figure is queen ethelburga his wife. the central group is the virgin and child (to whom the church is dedicated), and on either side of them are the bishops augustine and paulinus. video slide the lower part of the great east window contains old painted glass wonderful for its colouring, brought by mr. gaily knight from paris, where he discovered it in 1815 in a pawnbroker\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s shop. it was once in the chapel of the knights templars, and must have been almost the last thing that the unfortunate marie antoinette looked upon before she was led out to the guillotine, as she was imprisoned in this chapel. the first light from the north end represents the baptism of christ. video slide this is the organ that was replaced by father smith in 1660. notice its size and majesty. this is the organ that was replaced by father smith in 1660. notice its size and majesty. this is the screen that was decorated in 1340. this is the choirs row. video slide this is archbishops sandys\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 fine alabaster tomb located in the north transept. he is represented in episcopal robes reclining on an altar tomb, and in front are represented his widow and nine children kneeling on july 10th, 1588. he was a great benefactor to southwell. no less than six archbishops of york are buried in the cathedral. video slide we now come to what ruskin calls \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the gem of english architecture\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe chapter-house built from 1285\u00e2\u20ac\u201d1300. the high roof outside was restored 1881. this is the latest and the loveliest of the cathedral buildings. we now come to what ruskin calls \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the gem of english architecture\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe chapter-house built from 1285\u00e2\u20ac\u201d1300. the high roof outside was restored 1881. this is the latest and the loveliest of the cathedral buildings. there is no central pillar, its form is octagonal, nothing can surpass it in beauty, you feel that the workman who did it must have been inspired\u00e2\u20ac\u201da consummate artist, and no mere copier. even with the majesty of this building this stain glass window reminds us of the sacrifice that our lord jesus christ made for our souls. this is the central tower built in 1150. it is both a lantern and a campanile. it contains a fine peal of eight bells. the tunes which they play every four hours are the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153national anthem\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bedford,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153o help us lord each hour of need.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the chimes were given in 1693 by thos. wymondesold. i hope you enjoyed this journey though the southwell minister cathedral located in nottinghamshire england. i hope you enjoyed this journey though the southwell minister cathedral located in nottinghamshire england. <br/>", "overdue_email_after": false, "fail_retake": false, "keywords": "Southwell, Minister, Cathedral, Nottingham, England", "fail_action": "", "notification_email": false, "access_token_redemption_count": 0, "completion_type": "", "title": "Guide to the Southwell Minster", "overdue_email_after_text": null, "encoded_id": "qyEY6rOx1p", "is_viewed": false, "overdue_days_email": false, "parent_id": null, "private_views": 0, "fail_email_text": null, "status": "active", "sharing": "public", "description": "This is a guide to the Cathedral of St. Mary's, Southwell. 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