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Panel of the Month – March 2017
St. Catherine Panel 3b from window nVII of St. Martin-cum-Gregory in York – c.1330 The panel depicts St. Catherine standing in a painted, architectural niche with an elaborate canopy – a common medieval design used to harmonise the colourful painted pictures with the surrounding stone walls. The glass itself is vibrant with colour running through the glass itself and not painted on, (pot-metal glass) with strong grisaille paintwork (black/brown paint) typical of its period. The borders of this panel contain a repeated merchant mark and the letter ‘R’. This mark belonged to Richard Toller who was a notable merchant in Micklegate, York and founded a chantry in St. Martin-cum-Gregory in…
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Why do I love visiting historic churches?
“Historic Church” – There must be thousands of these signs scattered across the country yet every time I see one I am gripped! My mind races and I wonder what could be waiting for me at the end of that road. ‘Shall I follow the sign?…Do I have time?…Will I be late?…It probably won’t even be open…’ are some of the thoughts that fly through my mind. But I can’t drive past. What if… just what if I miss something amazing? So I follow that sign. I follow a spire or a tower. I follow bells! Location Unless you have already spied a spire or tower it can sometimes be…