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North Yorkshire Yorkshire & Humberside Minster Yard
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Saints' Statues at York Minster |
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The facades of the York Minster show a lot of niches for statues, but most are empty.
![]() 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 |
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Left side, statues recently (2016?) replaced | |
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Right side |
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"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. |
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![]() 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). |
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