Title

York Minster, Minster Yard, York, 1942. Creator: George Bernard Wood.

Caption

York Minster, Minster Yard, York, 1942. A detailed view of three carved figures at the north end of the choir screen in York Minster. The choir screen was erected c1460. It has a porch and doorway with ogee head, and canopied niches with statuettes. The statuettes include kings of England, from William I to Henry VI. Above is a row of canopied niches with stucco angels.

Date

1942

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM21B16_152

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

68.1Mo (6.2Mo) / 34.9cm x 48.9cm / 4121 x 5777 (300dpi)

Keywords

building England people interior religious architecture carving York country religion monarch British cathedral English church king Yorkshire county royal medieval Christian Christianity angel kings carved location century angels Britain inside royalty North Yorkshire B&W 1940s Forties York Minster 19th century Indoors black & white black and white B W mediaeval Middle Ages 20th century nineteenth century 15th century choirscreen decade fifteenth century rood screen sovereign TGN choir screen photograph Historic England 19th-century George Bernard Wood Wood George Bernard