Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

The facades of the York Minster show a lot of niches for statues, but most are empty.

Front facade

Robert de Vavasour, holding a piece of rough stone, since he granted of tolls for the haulage of the stone from the quarry at Tadcaster

Archbishop William de Melton, archbishop of York, 1317-1340; the principal founder of this part of the church, with a model of the church in his hand (Wikipedia).

William de Perry, holding a piece of moulded and decorated stone, for his grant of free stone and timber for the minster

Left side, statues recently (2016?) replaced
Right side

"Saved from the Ouse", Sculpture group showing saint William of York. In 1154 he was greeted by such a large crowd thet the timber Ouse bridge collapsed. Miraculously no one was drowned - compare the more complete version on Wikimedia commons.

North west tower

North balustrade

East facade

Original statue

Copy at the facade, made in 2014 by Martin Coward

South facade

One of the Evangelists	One of the Evangelists	Christ with the pascal lamb
One of the Evangelists	One of the Evangelists	An archnbishop, thought to be St. William, 12th century archbishop of York (Wikipedia).

Sculptor

• Unknown medieval artist.

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, York Minster.
• The Visitor's Guide, Historical and Descriptive, to York Cathedral (York, 1845) (Google books).
• The Press, 26 June 2014, Restored statue of St Peter installed at York Minster.
• Berwickshire News and General Advertiser - Tuesday 19 January 1904 (British Newspaper Archive).

Tags

Location (N 53°57'44" - W 1°4'56")