Here are two more views showing the nature of the inscriptions. [Photo1 Credit: NurseElla] [Photo2 Credit: igal27] INDEX
42. NORTH NAVE WINDOWS II Gl x4
The next three pairs of lancets show Abraham and the Three Angels (1878); Moses and the Burning Bush (1878) and Moses and the Brazen Serpent (1880); Judgement of King Solomon (1876). (In this last pair, the left lancet illustrates the well known story of how Solomon determined the true mother of the baby, as in 1 Kings 3:16–18. The story depicted in the right lancet is unknown by me.)
43. PULPIT TA x3
At the front of the nave on the North side we find this unusual pulpit. The pulpit was designed in 1873, and, although completed in 1874, painted much later. It features the Four Evangelists, each with his symbolic representation. Thus we have Matthew with the top part of a winged man (angel?), Mark with a lion, Luke with an ox, and John with eagle. St Paul is also present, depicted sitting on an upturned 'pagan' altar. As well, the brass reading-stand on the pulpit is supported by a winged dragon which symbolises evil taking flight at the sound of the Word being preached’. [Photo Credit: laurajane94] [Photo1 Credit: Nicholas H; Photo2 Credit: Ettoresardo; Photo3 Credit: Kristine B]
44. ACROSS THE NAVE TA
As we look back across the nave, we note the components that combine to give the great height of the nave. [Photo Credit: Rachael B]
45. NAVE CLERESTORY WINDOWS TA
There are three layers:the main arches at ground level, above which is a triforium level with a set of small arches. Above this again is the clerestory level, with stained glass windows which provide light to the interior. Unfortunately they are too high to obtain good photographs! I think this about cathedrals: there are often detailed carvings or beautiful stained glass windows which can only be really appreciated by God himself! [Photo Credit: 1234texas]
46. LECTERN TA
At the front of the nave, we come across this exquisite reading stand (lectern). This is made of solid brass, from a design Burges originally intended for Lille Cathedral. It is decorated with the heads of Moses and King David. [Photo Credit: Anselmo E]
47. WAR MEMORIAL COLUMN TA TA
Just back of the reading stand is a ‘Heroes Column’ (War Memorial). This contains the names of 400 men from the dioceses killed in battle during the First World War. [Photo1 Credit: Anselmo E; Photo Credit: shipahoyahoy]
48. SOUTH NAVE TA
The South nave wall is similar in layout to the North nave wall. There are five sets of landet windows – four doubles, and one single. And the brown marble wall beneath is inscribed with gold text and features some coats of arms. At the Western end we can see the small Cathedral shop, set apart by a low wooden partitioning wall. We start from the Eastern end of the wall: unfortunately this means that the windows are in reverse chronological order! [Photo Credit: RemonSamuel]
49. SOUTH NAVE WINDOWS I Gl Gl
The first pair of lancets show Nehemiah Rebuilding the Walls of Jerusalem (1873). Next is a depiction of the Israelites carrying the Ark of the Covenant (1876). Then there is David carrying the Head of Goliath (1877).
50. SOUTH NAVE WINDOWS II Gl x3
Nw the final three sets of windows on this side. From left: Joseph presents his Father to Pharaoh (1877); Noah Offering Sacrifice (1877); and Adam and Eve Working (1874).
51. FONT TA TA
The baptismal font is near the entrance and the Cathedral shop. It is decorated with a carving of the head of John the Baptist. The font’s bowl is of Cork red marble, and supported by a stem, also red marble, a marble shaft of sculpted capitals, and an octagonal base. Brass lettering reads ‘We are buried with Him by baptism into death’. •• The above views of the font show a table with exhibits from the adjacent Cathedral shop. [Photo1 Credit: LesL; Photo2 Credit: Nicholas H]
52. SHOP Inst
This (hopefully temporary!) photo shows the location of the Cathedral shop, as seen from the gallery. The shop covers just a small area, and is separated from the nave seating by a wooden display stand. [Photo Credit: Cathal Brennan]
53. TO THE FRONT OF THE NAVE Inst
This completes our investigation of the nave area, and we make our way to the front of the nave. [Photo Credit: Badari Panuganti]
54. NORTH TRANSEPT TA TA
To the left of the chancel is the North transept. Each of the transept arches is spanned by a horizontal girder. These spans are nicely decorated, but it is likely that they are also structurally important. The North transept seems to be stacked with organ pipes! [Photo1 Credit: jenniealee] [Photo Credit: Ricochet78]
55. ORGAN CONSOLE TA
It does contain the organ console. The organ was built in 1870 by William Hill & Sons. It consisted of three manuals, over 4,500 pipes and 40 stops. The main organ utilised a tubular-pneumatic action, with tracker action for the other two manuals. It was in place for the cathedral’s grand opening on Saint Andrew’s Day, 1870, and positioned in the west gallery, but moved to the North transept in 1889, to improve acoustics, maximise space, and avoid its interference with the view of the windows. [Photo Credit: Eximious Traveller]
56. ORGAN PIPES TA FBC
The North transept is unexpectedly full of organ pipes. The problem was that William Burges designed and built a medieval cathedral. Medieval cathedrals didn’t have organs! So in 1889 when the organ was installed in the North transept, a 14 foot pit was dug in the transept, and that is where the organ is now located. [Photo1 Credit: shipahoyahoy; Photo Credit: Cathedral Photo]
57. NORTH WHEEL WINDOW Gl
The dominance of the structural spokes of this window make it a ‘wheel window’. The theme here is The Last Judgement (1877).
58. NORTH TRANSEPT WINDOWS Gl x4
Beneath the North transept wheel window are four lancet windows. From left to right, and from bottom to top, these show: •• Job in Prosperity, Job’s Misery, Death of Job’s Children, Job Sacrificing (1878); •• Elijah Raising the Woman’s Son, Elijah Sacrificing, Elijah Reproves Ahab, Elijah Ascending to Heaven (1878); •• Jonah Embarking, Jonah Thrown to the Whale, Jonah Preaching to the Ninevites, Jonah and the Story of the Gourd (1879); •• Zechariah’s Vision of Horsemen, Zechariah Measures Jerusalem, Zechariah, Zechariah and the Fountain in New Jerusalem (1879).
60. SOUTH TRANSEPT WINDOWS Gl
As in the North transept, in the South transept we again find a wheel window with four lancets below.