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Date: December 30, 2022 1:30pm – 2:30pm
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Our next six #Southwell140 exhibits are THE ANGEL

Our next six #Southwell140 exhibits are
THE ANGELS OF THE CHAPTER HOUSE
👼🏼👼🏽👼👼🏾👼🏻👼🏿
A collection of windows which were designed by Patrick Reyntiens in 1996 (the same artist as the Angel Window, our first #Southwell140 exhibit this month!). The first angel window in this collection is ‘The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden.’

Visit us and see it up close! The #Southwell140 exhibition is free, donations are welcome. Find out more here: https://www.southwellminster.org/theme/140th-anniversary/

#cathedrals #Southwell #Cathedralgram #cathedralgram #churchphotography #church #cathedralsofinstagram #southwell #minster #history #SouthwellMinster #Cathedral #Minster #Southwell140 #southwellminster #window #angel #angels #Genesis #stainedglass #stainedglasswindow

Southwell Minster is delighted to announce the new

Southwell Minster is delighted to announce the new interim Dean of Southwell. The Revd Canon Dr Neil Evans joins us for a handover throughout October before being installed at a Service of Evensong on 4th November.

Neil says, “I am delighted to have been invited to be Interim Dean at Southwell Minster. Debbie and I have been worshipping at the Minster since our arrival in Nottinghamshire, following my retirement from St Paul’s in the summer, and we had already fallen in love with it! I am very excited by the prospect of assisting with the mission and ministry of the Minster and getting to know the Cathedral community.”

We hope you will join us in welcoming Neil to Southwell

For the full update from Bishop Paul, please visit https://www.southwellminster.org/southwell-minster-announces-new-interim-dean/

Today’s #Southwell140 exhibition object is our

Today’s #Southwell140 exhibition object is our
MILLENNIUM PILGRIM ✨
The sculpture carved by Rory Young, was commissioned by the Friends of Southwell Cathedral and installed in 2001. It depicts a man stepping into the new millennium and a new future. His shroud symbolises his past which he is leaving behind. The blue mark, an discolouration in the stone was intentionally kept by the sculpture to show that no-one of us is without imperfection.

Visit our free exhibition to learn more: https://www.southwellminster.org/theme/140th-anniversary/

#cathedrals #Southwell #Cathedralgram #cathedralgram #churchphotography #church #cathedralsofinstagram #southwell #minster #history #SouthwellMinster #Cathedral #Minster #Southwell140 #southwellminster #PILGRIM #pilgrimage #sculpture

Come and see the Moon like never before at Southwe

Come and see the Moon like never before at Southwell Minster this October!

On display 11-22 October

Tickets and more info from

https://www.southwellminster.org/moon

Measuring seven metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface.

📸 James Billings

#museumofthemoon #southwellminster #cathedral #cathedralgram #notts

Wow, it's #October already! How the months have fl

Our 14th and final #Southwell140 exhibit for #Sept

Our 14th and final #Southwell140 exhibit for #September are these...
MODERN STONE FACES 😎
In the 1960s, Stonemason David Hardy created a unique set of carved faces on the outside of the Minster. Here is 8 year old Malcom Fisher, the youngest of the choirboys, posing with his stone doppelganger!
The faces also include of Minster notables: a Bell ringer and Verger, a Clockwinder and a Dog whipper.

Visit us this weekend for your final chance to see all 14 September exhibition objects up close!

Next month is our final month of our celebratory #Southwell140 exhibition. There will be 14 more object and a new theme for October.

If you've enjoyed our 140 exhibition this month don't for get to vote for your favourite and please also consider making a donation of what you can to keep this heritage preserved for another 140 years!
www.southwellminster.org/

#cathedrals #Southwell #Cathedralgram #cathedralgram #churchphotography #church #cathedralsofinstagram #cathedralgardens #southwell #minster #history #SouthwellMinster #Cathedral #Minster #Southwell140 #stonemasonry #stonemasonsofinstagram #stonemasons

Our #Southwell140 object this today is... MAUNDY

Our #Southwell140 object this today is...
MAUNDY MONEY 👑💰
For centuries kings and queens participated in Maundy ceremonies, commemorating the Last Supper, washing feet and giving gifts to the poor. By the 1700s, monarchs stopped washing feet and only gave money.
On 19th April 1984, Queen Elizabeth II visited the Minster to distribute Maundy Monday. In the white purse there are special silver Maundy coins which are the same number of pence as the Queen’s age in 1984. In the red purse there is ordinary money. This is a symbol of a gift to the poor.
Visit us and see these, and all 14 objects for yourself - everyone is welcome. Entry is free, but if you're enjoying our 140 exhibition please do donate what you can to keep this heritage preserved for another 140 years! www.southwellminster.org/theme/donate/

#cathedrals #Southwell #Cathedralgram #cathedralgram #churchphotography #church #cathedralsofinstagram #southwell #minster #history #SouthwellMinster #Cathedral #Minster #Southwell140 #southwellminster #MaundyMoney #tradition #Royaltraditions

Today’s #Southwell140 exhibition object is the M

Today’s #Southwell140 exhibition object is the Minster’s
WAR MEMORIAL
Designed by W D Caröe in 1919 to commemorate those killed in the First World War. The lower sections was added after the Second World War and lists those killed in the conflict.
#cathedrals #Southwell #Cathedralgram #cathedralgram #churchphotography #church #cathedralsofinstagram #WW1 #WW2 #warmemorial #minster #history #SouthwellMinster #Cathedral #Minster #Southwell140 #southwellminster

Our final #Southwell140 object this week is our TR

Our final #Southwell140 object this week is our
TRIPTYCH 🖌🎨🖌

A triptych is a painting in three parts. This painting was created in 1988 by Hamish Moyle, a member of the Little Gidding Community, and was inspired by Dame Edith Sitwell’s poem ‘Still Falls the Rain’. A triptych is a painting in three parts.

🕵Did you know this triptych has another painting hiding on the reverse?

Visit us and all 14 objects for yourself - everyone is welcome. Entry is free, but if you're enjoying our 140 exhibition please do donate what you can to keep this heritage preserved for another 140 years! www.southwellminster.org/theme/donate/
#cathedrals #Southwell #Cathedralgram #cathedralgram #churchphotography #church #cathedralsofinstagram #southwell #minster #history #SouthwellMinster #Cathedral #Minster #Southwell140 #southwellminster #heritage #history #localhistory #nottinghamshire #historyofart #HamishMoyle #triptych #painting #art

Today’s #Southwell140 exhibition object is the M

Today’s #Southwell140 exhibition object is the Minster’s
GREAT WAR MEMORIAL WINDOW ✨
This window is one of the most recent editions to the Minster. The window and plaque were designed by Nicholas Mynheer in 2014 and installed in 2016 as a tribute to those from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire who lost their lives during the First World War.

No photograph can recreate the splendour of this window lit-up on a bright day, so visit us and see it up close! Learn the significance behind each panel of the window. Exhibition entry is free, donations welcome. The vibrant bright colours really stand out as you walk past and provide a moving tribute to the sacrifice made.
🔎Can you spot the Minster in the window?

Remember you can vote for your favourite object here: https://www.southwellminster.org/theme/140th-anniversary/
#cathedrals #Southwell #Cathedralgram #cathedralgram #churchphotography #church #cathedralsofinstagram #cathedralgardens #southwell #minster #history #SouthwellMinster #Cathedral #Minster #Southwell140 #southwellminster #WW1 #WW2 #WarMemorial #stainedglasswindow #NicholasMynheer

Our first #Southwell140 object this week is... RO

Our first #Southwell140 object this week is...
ROBERT ‘MOUSEMAN’ THOMPSON’S MICE 🐭
The story goes that in 1919, Thompson was carving a piece of furniture when he joked with a friend about “being as poor as a church mouse.” This friend gave him the idea to carve a tiny mouse on the piece he was working on. He liked it so much that he decided to add a mouse to everything he made after that!

The altar rails and the Bishop’s Seat (Cathedra) were made at Thompson’s Yorkshire studio – can you find his signature mouse?

We have 28 mice at the Minster but they do have a habit of moving! How many can you spot?🔎

#cathedrals #Southwell #Cathedralgram #cathedralgram #churchphotography #church #cathedralsofinstagram #southwell #minster #history #SouthwellMinster #Cathedral #Minster #Southwell140 #southwellminster #carving #woodcarving #woodwork #mice #mouse #miceofinstagram

Today's #Southwell140 exhibition object is this un

Today's #Southwell140 exhibition object is this unique
SHELL CROSS ✝
This cross made form used bullet/bomb shell cases. It resides in the Airmen's Chapel at the south-east end of Minster. This area is dedicated to the people who fought in the Royal Air Force during the First World War.

Visit us and see all 14 objects for yourself - everyone is welcome.
Entry is free, but if you're enjoying our 140 exhibition please do donate what you can to keep this heritage preserved for another 140 years! www.southwellminster.org/theme/donate/

#cathedrals #Southwell #Cathedralgram #cathedralgram #churchphotography #church #cathedralsofinstagram #southwell #minster #history #SouthwellMinster #Cathedral #Minster #Southwell140 #southwellminster #trenchair #WarofBritain #RoyalAirForce #AirMenChapel

Our #Southwell140 exhibit for today, is a special

Our #Southwell140 exhibit for today, is a special place
AIRMEN’S CHAPEL ALTAR 🛩
This area is dedicated to the people who fought in the Royal Air Force during the First World War. The altar in this chapel is made from pieces of wood taken from fallen aircraft during the First World War.

Entry is free, but if you're enjoying our 140 exhibition please do donate what you can to keep this heritage preserved for another 140 years! www.southwellminster.org/theme/donate/

#cathedrals #Southwell #Cathedralgram #cathedralgram #churchphotography #church #cathedralsofinstagram #southwell #minster #history #SouthwellMinster #Cathedral #Minster #Southwell140 #southwellminster #trenchair #WarofBritain #RoyalAirForce #AirMenChapel

Our #Southwell140 object today is the ROYAL AIR F

Our #Southwell140 object today is the
ROYAL AIR FORCE RUG 🧶
This rug was made by BBC variety artists Elise and Doris Waters in 1941. They are best known for their comic characters, ‘Gert and Daisy’.

Visit us to see this object up close and learn more. Entry is free. Donations welcomed. https://southwellminster.org/140objects/

#cathedrals #Southwell #Cathedralgram #cathedralgram #churchphotography #church #cathedralsofinstagram #southwell #minster #history #SouthwellMinster #Cathedral #Minster #Southwell140 #southwellminster #BBC #BBChistory #ElsieWaters #DorisWaters #GertandDaisy #BBCVariety #RoyalAirForce

Our #Southwell140 object today is THE KATYN MEMORI

Our #Southwell140 object today is
THE KATYN MEMORIAL ✝
During the Second World War many Polish refugees came to Britain to fly with the RAF or to work in the Nottinghamshire Coalfields. This memorial remembers the 14,500 Polish Prisoners of War who were killed in the Katyn Forest and other places across Russia in 1940.

A small handful of soil from the Katyn Forest is buried at the bottom of the memorial.

#cathedrals #Southwell #Cathedralgram #cathedralgram #churchphotography #church #cathedralsofinstagram #southwell #minster #history #SouthwellMinster #Cathedral #Minster #Southwell140 #southwellminster #Katyn #Katynmemorail #Katynmassacre #Poland

Our final #Southwell140 object this week is a CHOR

Our final #Southwell140 object this week is a
CHORISTER PAY BOOK 💰
This handwritten ledger shows accounts from 1902-1977. For centuries the Minster has held daily choral services. Originally a group of singers called the Vicars Choral led these services and lived together, sharing a communal lifestyle. Toay the Cathedral Choice comprises 29 Boy and Girl Choristers, and 6 professional adult singers, known as Lay Clerks.

Visit us and hear them sing! https://www.southwellminster.org/worship/services-calendar/

#cathedrals #Southwell #Cathedralgram #cathedralgram #churchphotography #church #cathedralsofinstagram #southwell #minster #history #SouthwellMinster #Cathedral #Minster #Southwell140 #southwellminster #choir #chorister #music #cathedralmusic

Today's #Southwell140 exhibit are these MUSIC AND

Today's #Southwell140 exhibit are these
MUSIC AND SERVICE SHEETS 🎼🎵🎶
The Minster’s daily routine is complimented by special events, such as Coronations and Christmases. We still produce Music and Service sheets like this for all occasions.

Visit us to see this object up close and learn more. Entry is free. Donations welcomed. https://southwellminster.org/140objects/

#cathedrals #Southwell #Cathedralgram #cathedralgram #churchphotography #church #cathedralsofinstagram #southwell #minster #history #SouthwellMinster #Cathedral #Minster #Southwell140 #southwellminster #music #cathedralmusic #services #servicesheets

Today’s #Southwell140 exhibition object are thes

Today’s #Southwell140 exhibition object are these 20th century
GUIDEBOOKS 📖📚
Pilgrims had been visiting the Minster for centuries, but now tourists were seeking its secrets. For this they needed a Guidebook.

⛪ If you'd like to have a special guided tour around the Minster and learn more about our treasures why not join us for our
annual Discovery Day this Thursday 5th September? 📅
Attend a Tour Tour, Explore the Palace Gardens with our Head Gardener and let our guides take you back in time as you explore the chapels, altars and chantries of the medieval Minster, covering their location, dedication and an insight into their origins. Many more workshops, talks and tours also included in the day.
Book now: https://www.southwellminster.org/events/event/discovery-day-2024/

#cathedrals #Southwell #Cathedralgram #cathedralgram #churchphotography #church #cathedralsofinstagram #southwell #minster #history #SouthwellMinster #Cathedral #Minster #Southwell140 #southwellminster #pilgrimage #guidebook #heritage #historyoftourrism #tourism

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It's #October!🌛✨
We have a brand new #Southwell140 exhibition for you this month. Come and see all 14 objects for yourself! Entry is free. All welcome.
For the final month of the exhibition all our objects will be showcased over on FB & Instagram

18 Sep

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Friday lunchtime concert (FLAC) this Friday, 20 September, has been postponed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. The next FLAC will be on Friday 11 October

15 Sep

Join us for worship today at one of our Sunday services:

7.40am The Litany
8am Holy Communion
10am Cathedral Eucharist*
3.30pm Evensong*
*also livestreamed

All are warmly welcome 🙏

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