From Monks Bretton Priory, it was a forty-minute drive to
Sheffield Cathedral.
The oldest parts of this church date from the 1200s but
there were major alterations and extension in 1430, the late
18th century, 1880, the 1960s and 2013-2014. The result is a
bit of a hotch-potch but it works quite well as a whole. As
was the case yesterday, preparations were taking place for a
concert in the cathedral so things had been moved around and
some views were interrupted. In particular, there were
hundreds of fake candles all over the place!
Looking from the west
A lectern
What a good use for old swords!
The entrance to the Chapel of the Holy Spirit has
carvings of the seven churches which appear in the
book of Revelation (beginning Chapter 1:11). Angels
delivered messages to each of these churches. Find out
more in Revelation!
Ephesus
Laodicea
Philadelphia (no, not THAT Philadelphia!)
Sardis
Thyatira
Pergamos
Smyrna
The Sheffield Steel Nativity
by Brian Fell
Thomas Nevil,
John Talbot
and John Bright
The Bishop's Throne
Detail of the Bishop's Throne: Christ at the top, Sts
Peter and Paul below
The ceiling of the old St George Chapel
The ceiling of the Quire
Angels are clever beings, this one can fly, play a
musical instrument and help to hold up the roof!
Acts 3: 6 & 7: Then Peter said, Silver and gold
have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the
name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up:
and immediately his feet and ankle bones received
strength.
1 Kings 17:22 "And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah;
and the soul of the child came into him again, and he
revived."
The organ is an electronic instrument (not a pipe
organ).
St Michael
St George
The Pulpit dates from Victorian times and is carved in
oak.
Moses
Moses, Solomon (in all his glory) and Joshua
More musical angels
Looking up at the tower.
Sheffield Cathedral was in the news in
2020 for sacking the choir. It seems that they have one
now but we did not have the opportunity to hear it. As
for the "sacked" singers, you can read about them
here.