A misericord in Norwich Cathedral depicting an owl perched on the branches of a vine, being mobbed by five starlings, supported on each side by an eagle pecking a dove in a roundel

Date:
1949
Location:
Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk
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The Holy and Undivided Trinity Cathedral Church, Norwich, Norfolk
Reference:
AA49/08657
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The cathedral in Norwich has 61 misericords dating from 1420, 1480, and the early 16th century, and some modern. This misericord is located in the twenty-first stall from the west, on the south side of the sanctuary. As a symbol, the owl was frequently used in the Middle Ages to represent the Jewish Church, which "when offered the light of Christ's teaching preferred darkness".

Content

This is part of the Series: LTC01/01 Lady Trenchard Cox: Series Of Negatives; within the Collection: LTC01 Lady Trenchard Cox Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Cox, Mary Desiree

Keywords

Misericord, Medieval Cathedral, Post Medieval Cathedral, Christian Religion