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By: Andrew Chapman

Andrew Chapman — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:55:01 +0000

“The Minster is very large and fine of stone, carv’d all the outside 3 high towers above the Leads” https://t.co/UCRukzFh4d

By: Andrew Chapman

Andrew Chapman — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:55:01 +0000

“I was in one of them, the highest, and it was 262 steps and those very steep steps” [the Minster says 275 and I made it 281!] https://t.co/YAzcdrNg4h

By: Andrew Chapman

Andrew Chapman — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:55:01 +0000

“On the Leads of the tower shews a vast prospect of the Country at least 30 mile round, you see all over the town that looks as a building too much cluster’d together, the Streets being so narrow, some were pretty long.” https://t.co/wl8heN4ewD

By: Andrew Chapman

Andrew Chapman — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:55:01 +0000

“In the Minster there is the greatest curiosity for Windows I ever saw they are so large and so lofty, those in the Quire at the end and on each side that is 3 storeys high and painted very curious, with History of the Bible” https://t.co/p7aeVIobqV

By: Andrew Chapman

Andrew Chapman — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:55:01 +0000

“There is a large hunter’s Horn tipped with silver and garnish’d over and engrav’d finely, all double gilt” [a copy shown – ironically the original is on holiday in Oxford where I came from today] https://t.co/YUqBJxBbp5

By: Andrew Chapman

Andrew Chapman — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:55:01 +0000

(So the Horn of Ulf is currently part of this exhibition: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/gifts-an… @bodleianlibs)

By: Andrew Chapman

Andrew Chapman — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:55:01 +0000

“The Chapter house is very finely carv’d and fine painting on the windows all round, it’s all arched Stone and supported by its own work having no pillars to rest on” https://t.co/mAX2aWnvHu