The finely-executed filigree iron choir screen in this photograph was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott as part of his restorations to the cathedral between 1863 and 1867, and was manufactured by Skidmore of Coventry in 1870. It was gifted as a memorial to the late Sidney Lear, a benefactor of the cathedral. In 1959 it was removed to allow the congregation an unrestricted view of the high altar from the nave; Gilbert Scott's reredos, also pictured, was also removed at this time.
This photograph was previously held in the collection of the National Buildings Record.
This is part of the Series: RBO01/45 Early Photographic Print Collection: Wiltshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Choir, Screen, Medieval Cathedral