The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity
An awesome building. 'The ship of the Fens,' it rose out of the landscape to meet us.
We were waved through for the Eucharist (avoiding £7.50 entry fee) after greeting by a helpful welcoming team who were briskly efficient and needed to be with groups of school children and coachloads of visitors arriving all the time. There were about half a dozen of us at the service. The fill-in priest prayed for Cathedral issues and welcomed us warmly.
The octagon/lantern was exquisite, as were the other ceiling paintings...
David Wynne's 1967 sculpture of Mary and Jesus on resurrection morning communicated more to me than his 2000 'Mary' in the airy Lady Chapel (she seemed a bit high and dusty, somehow. Disappointing!). Does he have a bit of an arms theme going on?
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| Resurrection Morning |
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| Mary |
Jonathan Clarke's 'Way of Life' sculpture at the main door was huge and impressive, and a point for reflection, 'Along (life's) many twists and turns, Christ travels with us from darkness to the light of the cross.'
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