The Nave Worcester Cathedral
A shot of the interior of Worcester cathedral looking east along the Nave . The stonework behind the alter is late fourteenth century. Taken handheld so ISO up to 4000
Every trip has its disappointments and on this one it was Worcester Cathedral . I have never seen it before but I was not impressed. The exterior is fine, particularly when seen from the banks of the River Severn it also has a splendid Norman Crypt . I have photographs of these features I will post at some point .
However the inside of the Cathedral is disappointing a medieval building from the twelfth century has been ruined by the Victorians .In the 1860s, the cathedral was subject to major restoration work planned by Sir George Gilbert Scott and A. E. Perkins. The results are in my opinion grandiose and vulgar . The Victorians could build fine canals, town halls and railways stations but they do not do delicacy .
The City of Worcester was also vandalised by town planners in the nineteen fifties and sixties . They removed most of the cities medieval buildings to create ugly office blocks and shops . Cities like Bristol Hull and Coventry had their ancient buildings destroyed by German bombing in the second world war . So I cannot forgive a local authority without cause for destroying the historic heart of their own city . I can only echo the words of the great architectural writer Nikolaus Pevsner who described it as “totally incomprehensible.,act of self-mutilation”. When you think of all the fuss that was made when one family dull Victorian statue in Bristol was pushed into the harbour yet in places like Worcester irreplaceable ancient buildings were destroyed to create shopping malls thats criminal.
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The Nave Worcester Cathedral
A shot of the interior of Worcester cathedral looking east along the Nave . The stonework behind the alter is late fourteenth century. Taken handheld so ISO up to 4000
Every trip has its disappointments and on this one it was Worcester Cathedral . I have never seen it before but I was not impressed. The exterior is fine, particularly when seen from the banks of the River Severn it also has a splendid Norman Crypt . I have photographs of these features I will post at some point .
However the inside of the Cathedral is disappointing a medieval building from the twelfth century has been ruined by the Victorians .In the 1860s, the cathedral was subject to major restoration work planned by Sir George Gilbert Scott and A. E. Perkins. The results are in my opinion grandiose and vulgar . The Victorians could build fine canals, town halls and railways stations but they do not do delicacy .
The City of Worcester was also vandalised by town planners in the nineteen fifties and sixties . They removed most of the cities medieval buildings to create ugly office blocks and shops . Cities like Bristol Hull and Coventry had their ancient buildings destroyed by German bombing in the second world war . So I cannot forgive a local authority without cause for destroying the historic heart of their own city . I can only echo the words of the great architectural writer Nikolaus Pevsner who described it as “totally incomprehensible.,act of self-mutilation”. When you think of all the fuss that was made when one family dull Victorian statue in Bristol was pushed into the harbour yet in places like Worcester irreplaceable ancient buildings were destroyed to create shopping malls thats criminal.
THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT TO MY STREAM.
I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD NOT FAVE A PHOTO WITHOUT ALSO LEAVING A COMMENT .