A misericord in Norwich Cathedral depicting a man on the back of a boar, drawing his sword, supported on either side by leaves in roundels

Date:
1949
Location:
Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk
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The Holy and Undivided Trinity Cathedral Church, Norwich, Norfolk
Reference:
AA49/08661
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 sixteenth choir stall from the west, on the north side. The man may represent Wrath or Ire, one of the Seven Deadly Sins. The wild boar on which the man rides is itself a symbol of wrath.

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, Religion