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Henry VII chapel vaulting. Around the walls are 95 statues of saints (PDF).. Beneath the hinged seats of the wooden stalls are beautifully carved misericords.. At the east end is the Royal Air Force ...
The spectacular stained glass at Sherborne Abbey is only part of what makes this building one of the grandest in England, ... bishops and kings in the clerestorey windows.Stained glass at Sherborne ...
A large amount of silver items were stolen in a break-in at Sherborne's medieval abbey. Dorset Police said thieves broke through a door of the church sometime between 21:00 BST on Tuesday and 01: ...
Westminster Abbey has announced plans to unveil two new stained glass windows in the magnificent Lady Chapel. The panels, each comprising more than 50 individual, handmade pieces of glass, will be ...
WORK began earlier this month on the installation of two new stained-glass windows in the Lady chapel at Westminster Abbey. They will be dedicated on 4 June in the presence of the Queen, during a ...
A lollipop lady who has been described as 'amazingly selfless' has retired after 32 years. Cora Pinkawa, aged 85 has worked as the lollipop lady at Milborne Port Primary School in Sherborne since ...
The funeral of Olympic sailing champion Andrew Simpson will be held in his home town, the Royal Yachting Association has confirmed. A service at Sherborne Abbey in Dorset on 31 May will be ...
Experts from London have been called in to appraise 15th-century artwork from the chapel of St John's Almshouse in Sherborne.
Beware of the cobbles: Parishioners told path at 1,300 year-old medieval abbey is too dangerous to walk on. By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Updated: 06:44 EDT, 21 August 2010 ...
A project to refit the corroding stained glass windows of a Tudor property in Hampshire has begun. Eighteen windows from the chapel at The Vyne in Sherborne St John are being removed, cleaned and ...
A new stained glass window glows in Westminster Abbey’s north transept. ... The last stained glass to be installed was also in the Lady Chapel, created by Hughie O'Donoghue in 2013.
The service at Sherborne Abbey, Dorset, was followed by a reception at the town's castle. The 36-year-old 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medallist died when his catamaran flipped over during training ...