Norwich cathedral
Chantry tomb of Bishop James Goldwell d1499 unusually dressed in a processional cope over his eucharistic vestments, as he would appear during a solemn service. His feet on a lion, he also wears a fur almuce and has jewelled gloves. Possibly built in his lifetime.
He was responsible for building the presbytery roof vault and spire in 1480 after the fire damage when the spire was struck by lightning in 1463
The canopy is decorated with foiled circles and lozenges to the vault and panel tracery to the sides. Repainted in 1936
James Goldwell who died 15th February 1499 was the 2nd of 3 sons of William de Goldwell and Avice Hawt flic.kr/p/3NwhV2 who both died in 1485 at Great Chart in Kent
He was educated at All Souls Oxford, where he was a fellow from 1441 to 1452. This was the start of a career which saw him hold a number of separate benefices in the late 1450s, archdeacon of Essex and dean of Salisbury two years later, before being consecrated bishop of Norwich in 1472
He was much travelled as ambassador at Rome. , He served on Edward IV’s privy council and was secretary of state until the accession of Henry VII in 1485 when he returned permanently to Norwich.
This was one of a number of chantries established by Goldwell and his executors: the others were at St Giles's Hospital, St Mary-in-the-Fields in Norwich & Great Chart whose church he had rebuilt in 1477 and All Souls College, Oxford.
His brother Nicholas d1505 Dean of the College of St Mary in the Fields, asked in his will for his house and lands in Barnham Broom, Norfolk, to be sold and the proceeds used for the ‘wele’ of the soul of his brother. It would seem very probable that his executors decided to use some of the money to provide a memorial window at St Andrews church Norwich of which fragments remain flic.kr/p/T1oWin and at Great Chart www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/1839713221/
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Norwich cathedral
Chantry tomb of Bishop James Goldwell d1499 unusually dressed in a processional cope over his eucharistic vestments, as he would appear during a solemn service. His feet on a lion, he also wears a fur almuce and has jewelled gloves. Possibly built in his lifetime.
He was responsible for building the presbytery roof vault and spire in 1480 after the fire damage when the spire was struck by lightning in 1463
The canopy is decorated with foiled circles and lozenges to the vault and panel tracery to the sides. Repainted in 1936
James Goldwell who died 15th February 1499 was the 2nd of 3 sons of William de Goldwell and Avice Hawt flic.kr/p/3NwhV2 who both died in 1485 at Great Chart in Kent
He was educated at All Souls Oxford, where he was a fellow from 1441 to 1452. This was the start of a career which saw him hold a number of separate benefices in the late 1450s, archdeacon of Essex and dean of Salisbury two years later, before being consecrated bishop of Norwich in 1472
He was much travelled as ambassador at Rome. , He served on Edward IV’s privy council and was secretary of state until the accession of Henry VII in 1485 when he returned permanently to Norwich.
This was one of a number of chantries established by Goldwell and his executors: the others were at St Giles's Hospital, St Mary-in-the-Fields in Norwich & Great Chart whose church he had rebuilt in 1477 and All Souls College, Oxford.
His brother Nicholas d1505 Dean of the College of St Mary in the Fields, asked in his will for his house and lands in Barnham Broom, Norfolk, to be sold and the proceeds used for the ‘wele’ of the soul of his brother. It would seem very probable that his executors decided to use some of the money to provide a memorial window at St Andrews church Norwich of which fragments remain flic.kr/p/T1oWin and at Great Chart www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/1839713221/
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