Worcester Cathedral

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Worcester Cathedral, 2005

The Worcester Cathedral, officially The Cathedral Church of Christ and The Blessed Mary the Virgin, is a church in Worcester , England .

history

The medieval cloister

Construction began in 1084. Only the first four naves of the crypt have survived from this first building .

In 1218 the retro choir and the Marienkapelle were consecrated . In 1224 the construction of the choir and east transept began. The relationship with the Beverley choir is clear: four-pass pillars with exposed services , richly tiered triforium and arcade arches . The tomb of King Johann Ohneland (died 1216) from around 1225 to 1230 is located here. The nave was built between 1317 and 1327, the vaults of the central nave were completed in 1377. The crossing tower followed in the years from 1358 to 1374. The urns of British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and his wife are buried in the western part of the nave .

The chapter house from around 1125 was originally round. In the second half of the 14th century it was encased in a Gothic style. The Lady Chapel was completely renovated in 1855. The northern part of the cloister was completed in 1374, the complex as a whole not until 1438.

organ

View of the main organ

The organ was built in 2008 by the organ builder Kenneth Tickell in an existing organ case. The instrument has 57 registers on four manuals and a pedal. The actions are electric.

I Choir C – g 3
Stopped diapason 8th'
viola 8th'
Viola Celeste 8th'
Principal 4 ′
Nason Flute 4 ′
Fifteenth 2 ′
Sesquialtera II
Mixture III
Trumpet 8th'
Tremulant
II Great C – g 3
Violone 16 ′
Open diapason 8th'
Open flute 8th'
Gamba 8th'
Principal 4 ′
Chimney Flute 4 ′
Twelfth 2 ′
Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Fifteenth 2 ′
Open flute 2 ′
Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Mixture IV
Trumpet 8th'
Clarion 4 ′
Tremulant
III Swell C-g 3
Bourdon 16 ′
Open diapason 8th'
Covered 8th'
Salicional 8th'
Voix Celeste 8th'
Principal 4 ′
Spitz Flute 4 ′
Gemshorn 2 ′
Mixture IV
Contra fagotto 16 ′
Trumpet 8th'
oboe 8th'
Vox Humuna 8th'
Clarion 4 ′
Tremulant
IV Solo C-g 3
Harmonic flute 8th'
Viole d'Orchestre 8th'
Cor Anglais 16 ′
Clarinet 8th'
Hautbois 8th'
tuba 8th'
Pedal C – f 1
Double Open Wood 32 ′
Double Open Diapason 32 ′
Open Wood 16 ′
Open diapason 16 ′
Violone 16 ′
Sub bass 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Flood 8th'
Choral bass 4 ′
Mixture IV
Sackbut 32 ′
Trombones 16 ′
Fagotto 16 ′
Trumpet 8th'

Monument protection

The building is listed as a Grade I listed building.

literature

  • Harry Batsford, Charles Fry: The Cathedrals of England. 7th edition. BT Batsford, London 1948.
  • Werner Schäfke : English cathedrals. A journey through the highlights of English architecture from 1066 to the present day. (DuMont art travel guide). Cologne 1983, ISBN 3-7701-1313-6 , p. 272 ​​FT-17
  • Alain Erlande-Brandenburg : Gothic Art. Herder, Freiburg / Basel / Vienna 1984, ISBN 3-451-19403-1 , p. 353.

Web links

Commons : Worcester Cathedral  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harry Batsford, Charles Fry: The Cathedrals of England. 1948, p. 102.
  2. ↑ information on organ (English)
  3. ↑ List entry Number 1389728 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1389728

Coordinates: 52 ° 11 ′ 19.5 ″  N , 2 ° 13 ′ 14.7 ″  W.