#Beverley Minster

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The poetic senses and spirit of English Gothic Architecture

– Introduction video credit: Drone Video of Duomo di Milano Cathedral video of Kmeel Stock from Pexels. – Video credit: Cathedral video of Ambient_Nature_Atmosphere from Pixabay. The text below is the excerpt of the book The Splendor of English Gothic Architecture (ISBN: 9781783107940), written by John Shannon Hendrix, published by Parkstone International. The purpose of this book is to examine…

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Illumination - an art exhibition at Beverley Minster

I attended the Remembrance Day service at Beverley Minster on Sunday 13th November and was surprised to see a small and low-key exhibition of paintings by artist John Balman. Forgive me if the photos below are not of a terribly high standard as they were taken with my iPhone. The paintings themselves are of a very high standard, as can be seen from the artist’s website. This picture of…

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Beverley Minster

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Beverley Minster

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Beverley Minster.

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On August 22nd 1138 The Battle of the Standard was fought.

Also known as the Battle of Northallerton, this was actually an English battle, but King David I got involved in support of Matilda, claimant of the English throne, against the English King Stephen.

David I had crossed the border into England at the head of an army some 16,000 strong, in order to support his niece Matilda’s claim to the throne against Stephen.

With Stephen busy fighting rebel barons in the south of the country, it was left to a mainly locally raised force to repel the invading Scots. Thanks in a large part to Archbishop Thurstan of York, who preached that to withstand the Scots was to do God’s work, an English army of around 10,000 men was recruited.

At the head of the English army was a mast mounted on a cart proudly flying the consecrated banners of the minsters of Beverley, Ripon and York, earning the battle its name. As seen in the illustration.

The English took up their position across the Great North Road a few miles north of Northallerton, blocking the Scots advance southwards. Attempting a surprise early morning attack, King David found the English well prepared and waiting for him.

The battle began with a charge by the unarmoured ‘wild’ Galwegian spearmen, who fell in large numbers under the hail of English arrows. The Galwegians finally fled when two of their leaders were killed.

Although greatly outnumbered, the English resisted several sustained Scottish attacks. Fierce hand to hand fighting continued for around three hours until the Scottish lines broke and retreat turned into a rout. The victorious Yorkshiremen however, failed to take full advantage of the rout allowing many of the Scots to escape and regroup at Carlisle.

Even though the Scots lost the battle, they would control northern England for the next 20 years.

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Beverley Minster Cathedral Quire, High Altar and East Window by John Wolfe Via Flickr: Beverley UK, 2023

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Beverley Minster

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7th May

St John of Beverley’s Day

St John of Beverley. Source: Beverley Minster website

St John of Beverley, whose feast day this is, was born in the seventh century, and was one of the earliest Anglo Saxon saints and bishops. He established a monastic community in Beverley, East Yorkshire, which evolved to become today’s Beverley Minster. He later became Archbishop first of Hexham and then of York. St John jealously guarded the sanctuary of his Minster and during the Norman Harrying of the North, one of William the Conqueror’s most brutal lieutenants, Toustain, allegedly tried to pursue several English locals hiding there. Before he could enter the building, Toustain’s head suddenly spun 360 degrees on his shoulders and all his limbs melted into pulp. King William then wisely allowed the church’s rights to go untouched. People seeking refuge from official ire were safe from arrest in the Minster for thirty days. At the end of this period they had the option of becoming one of the Frithmen of Beverley, who swore to serve the church, give over all their property to it and to live forever in the town. The law could not then touch them.

An unusual variety of apples known as apple-johns, gets its name from the unlikely story that the fruit is ripe enough to eat today, on St John’s feast day. They are supposed to taste even better in two years’ time, although they will be tiny and shrivelled.

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Christmas

We celebrated the turning on of the Wood Lane lights with our friend Laura who had come down from Glasgow for the annual Les Girls lunch at Brasserie Blanc in Leeds - such a good time was had by all that no photos were taken! I helped with the decorating of the Wood Lane Christmas tree as part of the Beverley Christmas Tree Festival in the Minster - very cleverly designed by Sue and Emma. Bill and I spent Christmas Day at home - unwrapping presents, eating, drinking, walking and watching tv before driving over to Bramhall on Boxing Day to spend two nights with Markus, Alex and Evelina. Lots of presents and games and eating.

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Gaia - an artwork about the Earth at Beverley Minster

Beverley Minster was privileged to host the installation artwork ‘Gaia’ by artist Luke Jerram. I have seen this artwork several times and it never ceases to lose its ability to arouse fascination. The work seeks to remind us of the uniqueness of the Earth and the need for us to cherish and preserve it. We have nowhere else to go. Gaia at Beverley Minster The artwork is large and based on NASA…

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The Consecration of the Bishop of BeverleyWednesday 30 November at York Minster

The Consecration of the Bishop of BeverleyWednesday 30 November at York Minster

The Reverend Canon Stephen Race, currently Rector of The Benefice of Central Barnsley in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds and also Area Dean of Barnsley, will be consecrated as the new Bishop of Beverley at a service in York Minster on Wednesday 30th November at 11am. Everyone is welcome. The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, will lead the service and the consecrating Bishop will be The Rt Revd…

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Beverley Minster

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It's time art took a stand

Let's take the fight to the Greenwashers

I hear the river laugh. I’ve been absent for a while, working on some projects dear to me. Global warming and genocide and if that seems gloomy and far-fetched, just wait. There is a link. What will Holderness be in a few years. I let my imagination run with it and now I’m more scared. The picture is of an autumnal Beverley Minster. The towers are about 90m high. Sea levels will rise 12m if we…

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On August 22nd, 1138 The Battle of the Standard was fought.

David I King of Scots was famously the ‘ane Sair sanct for the croun’ which quite literally meant “one costly saint to the crown”  his piety led to uniquely-generous royal donations to the monastic orders. Sanctity, however, did not prevent him carrying on that other Scots royal tradition - invading England.

Also known as the Battle of Northallerton, the Battle of the Standard was one of two major battles fought in the civil war between the English King Stephen and Empress Matilda in the troubled times down south, known as The Anarchy. The Scottish King David I had crossed the border into England at the head of an army some 16,000 strong, in order to support his niece Matilda’s claim to the throne against Stephen.

With Stephen busy fighting rebel barons in the south of the country, it was left to a mainly locally raised force to repel the invading Scots. Thanks in a large part to Archbishop Thurstan of York, who preached that to withstand the Scots was to do God’s work, an English army of around 10,000 men was recruited.

At the head of the English army was a mast mounted on a cart proudly flying the consecrated banners of the minsters of Beverley, Ripon and York, earning the battle its name.

The English took up their position across the Great North Road a few miles north of Northallerton, blocking the Scots advance southwards. Attempting a surprise early morning attack, King David found the English well prepared and waiting for him.

The battle began with a charge by the unarmoured ‘wild’ Galwegian spearmen, who fell in large numbers under the hail of English arrows. The Galwegians finally fled when two of their leaders were killed.

Although greatly outnumbered, the English resisted several sustained Scottish attacks. Fierce hand to hand fighting continued for around three hours until the Scottish lines broke and retreat turned into a rout. The victorious Yorkshiremen however, failed to take full advantage of the rout allowing many of the Scots to escape and regroup at Carlisle.

As a result of the battle, the Scots would control northern England for the next 20 years, so although they lost the battle they did gain a foothold for some time. On the death of David, his successor and grandson, Malcolm IV was soon forced to surrender David’s gains to King Henry II, the son of the Empress Matilda, who succeeded Stephen as King of England.