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project was the brainchild of of brainchild the was project

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families and bring some joy in in joy some bring and families

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the imaginations of children and and children of imaginations the

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hope that our film will capture capture will film our that hope

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season across the UK, and so we we so and UK, the across season

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64 years, from cancer. In due course course due In cancer. from years, 64

College. She died in February, aged aged February, in died She College. . me - unicorn -

specialisation in sculpture at York Art Art York at sculpture in specialisation www.stmarysbeverley.org/lion

at City of Leeds College, with further further with College, Leeds of City at further information please visit visit please information further

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are thrilled that there will be a a be will there that thrilled are

and encouragement with the the with encouragement and

of activities based on the story. We We story. the on based activities of

thanks to all of you for your support support your for you of all to thanks

the area are taking part in a variety variety a in part taking are area the

I would like to express my profound profound my express to like would I

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s for future generations. And And generations. future for s ’ Mary St

momentous steps forward in saving saving in forward steps momentous

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millions of pounds needed for the the for needed pounds of millions

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clerestory). We still have a mountain mountain a have still We clerestory).

second phase (the south nave nave south (the phase second

dovetailing with the start of the the of start the with dovetailing

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phase in the restoration of the church church the of restoration the in phase

the recent completion of the first first the of completion recent the

fold joy to witness witness to joy fold - two a been has it

sporting a face mask! mask! face a sporting Despite the pain and distress of 2020, 2020, of distress and pain the Despite

popular with visitors, and often often and visitors, with popular

articles. submitted

feature of the church in 2020, very very 2020, in church the of feature

audience; and to everyone who has has who everyone to and audience;

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s funeral on 3rd 3rd on funeral s ’ Jill since s ’ Mary St

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unicorn. the as Coath Caroline editor, Fiona Jenkinson, who created created who Jenkinson, Fiona editor,

Yorkshireman Yorkshireman sculpture, resin bronze

Katherine Marriot as the angel and and angel the as Marriot Katherine days. I am enormously grateful to our our to grateful enormously am I days.

s lifesize lifesize s ’ Atley Jill was company him

and Richard Avery as the lion, lion, the as Avery Richard and entertainment during these dark dark these during entertainment

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Marriot, our production was filmed filmed was production our Marriot, ahead. I hope that our spotlighting of of spotlighting our that hope I ahead.

Christmas. Directed by Katherine Katherine by Directed Christmas. and there will be challenging times times challenging be will there and

the story of the very first first very the of story the brought so much suffering and loss, loss, and suffering much so brought

beautifully evocative retelling of of retelling evocative beautifully s. The pandemic has has pandemic The s. ’ Mary St for

a a Me, and Unicorn the Lion, extraordinary year for the world and and world the for year extraordinary

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this year. The project is based on on based is project The year. this

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education and outreach project project outreach and education

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Spring Spring in animals the of One

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owls, red kites, and goldfinches goldfinches and kites, red owls, flats) had gardens or easy access to to access easy or gardens had flats)

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screeching as they went. My ears are are ears My went. they as screeching Westwood and revelled in the the in revelled and Westwood

careering low over our rooftops, rooftops, our over low careering took their daily exercise on on exercise daily their took

high in the sky on warm days, or or days, warm on sky the in high lockdown, many people in town town in people many lockdown,

Africa, and spent the summer either either summer the spent and Africa, commons in England. During During England. in commons

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their annual journey to this corner of of corner this to journey annual their surrounded by its pastures, which which pastures, its by surrounded

my heart. These aerial acrobats made made acrobats aerial These heart. my

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ever been seen before. Visit Visit before. seen been ever

the skies above. Airports shut, the the shut, Airports above. skies the

showing them in more detail than has has than detail more in them showing

sound of birds in our gardens and in in and gardens our in birds of sound

definition photographs of the bosses, bosses, the of photographs definition

national lockdown was the sight and and sight the was lockdown national

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forward to hearing them when we we when them hearing to forward

interwoven through these carvings. carvings. these through interwoven

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around the bosses, and exploring exploring and bosses, the around

feelings about our cherished church, church, cherished our about feelings

the day, taking us on a virtual virtual a on us taking day, the ’ ’ safari ‘

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visitors and helped keep them safe. safe. them keep helped and visitors

attempt at distilling the essence of of essence the distilling at attempt

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chapter on Elizabeth in in Elizabeth on chapter Extraordinary Extraordinary

with nature. Creating level access access level Creating nature. with for the morning and evening service, service, evening and morning the for the exhibition came about in her her in about came exhibition the

scope for cultivating our relationship relationship our cultivating for scope last as organist shall be 16 guineas guineas 16 be shall organist as last Sally tells the fascinating story of how how of story fascinating the tells Sally

churchyard) will give us even more more even us give will churchyard) s salary from Easter Easter from salary s ’ Lambert Miss

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post towards the end of her life (she (she life her of end the towards post support of conductor Nicholas Nicholas conductor of support The proposal to enhance the gardens gardens the enhance to proposal The

meeting reveal that Elizabeth was in in was Elizabeth that reveal meeting made possible with both the kind kind the both with possible made

it. in nature of aspects March 1829. The minutes of that that of minutes The 1829. March was curated by Sally Hayes, and was was and Hayes, Sally by curated was

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junior, held the post of Organist of of Organist of post the held junior,

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recent addition of the Narnia carvings carvings Narnia the of addition recent

allowing us to reproduce the essay essay the reproduce to us allowing until one day, they they day, one until – noticed one no

attracted lots of visitors since the the since visitors of lots attracted

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side of the church has already already has church the of side

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organists arose at such places when when places such at arose organists William A. Menzies. Menzies. A. William by painting 1887 the on based ’ art her of masters the Before ‘

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churches were few and far between between far and few were churches

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1787. as early as from Warwick

Collegiate Church of St Mary, Mary, St of Church Collegiate

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1864; and and 1864; - 1854 Abbey Selby nearby

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of organists in such places were men. men. were places such in organists of

nineteenth century the vast majority majority vast the century nineteenth

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school. But what was the general general the was what But school.

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centuries centuries and much more research research more much and –

women in the home, or teaching in a a in teaching or home, the in women

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setting such as a village church church village a as such setting

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context. A female female A context. ’ earth - to - down ‘ a

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organ or harmonium publicly in such such in publicly harmonium or organ provide some proper person, the the person, proper some provide

begins: England for a woman to play the pipe pipe the play to woman a for England refused, after being requested to to requested being after refused,

in that publication publication that in Organ the Play century century - nineteenth in acceptable and Mr George Lambert having having Lambert George Mr and

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awash with the sexual politics and and politics sexual the with awash centuries comfortable in its own skin skin own its in comfortable centuries been made to the churchwardens by by churchwardens the to made been

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if they were known to be proficient in in proficient be to known were they if Dr Ingrid Sykes of Warwick Warwick of Sykes Ingrid Dr

surprising that Elizabeth should have have should Elizabeth that surprising such as the Lamberts of Beverley), or or Beverley), of Lamberts the as such

influential in the town. the in influential

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status anxiety (delusions of of (delusions anxiety status woman was first appointed as a a as appointed first was woman pool of talent, perhaps women were were women perhaps talent, of pool

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women, and provide hope and and hope provide and women, on draw to interesting felt it then, scaffolding will come down in July. July. in down come will scaffolding

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death on 17th July 924. Edward was was Edward 924. July 17th on death

Wales under English rule, and and rule, English under Wales

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Terry: Quinlan friend, his to

is that they are are they that is

had on him, in a letter of 18th August 1960 1960 August 18th of letter a in him, on had Cashel of Rock

most club badges badges club most

description of the profound effect that first seeing the the seeing first that effect profound the of description

problem with with problem

s s ’ Anderson includes 28 Matrix Press. Whittington

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away by doing doing by away

s work has featured in various editions of of editions various in featured has work s ’ Anderson

millions I signed signed I millions

”. future the not to think of the the of think to not

those within living memory, but his work also speaks for for speaks also work his but memory, living within those copyright. (I try try (I copyright.

Biblical times, sometimes to less distant pasts including including pasts distant less to sometimes times, Biblical relinquish the the relinquish

dimension. Sometimes this can be related to prehistory of of prehistory to related be can this Sometimes dimension. was also asked to to asked also was

be represented literally, but nearly always there is another another is there always nearly but literally, represented be that City lost. I I lost. City that

The architectural content of Anderson of content architectural The “ s work can at times times at can work s ’ played in the rain rain the in played

tickets for a game game a for tickets

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box box ’ directors

Enclosures: Times and Places and Times Enclosures: published by Evergreen Evergreen by published

and two two and

overlap. Dr Alan Powers wrote in the foreword to to foreword the in wrote Powers Alan Dr overlap.

given ten pounds pounds ten given

perspectives, and layers of meaning in text and image image and text in meaning of layers and perspectives,

As a prize I was was I prize a As

them: architectural forms are combined with surprising surprising with combined are forms architectural them:

architectural. But there is something mysterious about about mysterious something is there But architectural. school. at master art my been had who Wood, Hamilton

And the imagery in the pieces on show is at its root root its at is show on pieces the in imagery the And s art critic, critic, art s ’ paper the was judges the of one that fact

criticism. I won, helped (it was whispered by some) by the the by some) by whispered was (it helped won, I criticism.

” cathedrals. Norman two and churches rural

competition for a new design that would put an end to the the to end an put would that design new a for competition

in the following decades on three hundred or more historic historic more or hundred three on decades following the in

point that the Eastern Evening News decided to sponsor a a sponsor to decided News Evening Eastern the that point

at the time was the biggest cold store in East Anglia; then then Anglia; East in store cold biggest the was time the at

official badge be the same? The grumblings grew to the the to grew grumblings The same? the be badge official

one, working first on farm sheds and barns, and on what what on and barns, and sheds farm on first working one,

s s ’ club the t ’ couldn why so reasoned, they shirts, their on

I trained as an architect and for forty years practised as as practised years forty for and architect an as trained I “

asked, was the bird? The players wore a canary on a twig twig a on canary a wore players The bird? the was asked,

club was known as the Canaries and where, the fans fans the where, and Canaries the as known was club follows: as

silver castle and a gold lion on a red background. But the the But background. red a on lion gold a and castle silver training as an architect for a living; a career he described, described, he career a living; a for architect an as training

simply told. The original one was the arms of the City, a a City, the of arms the was one original The told. simply s youthful printing fever, before he turned to his his to turned he before fever, printing youthful s ’ Anderson

The story of the Norwich City Football Club badge is is badge Club Football City Norwich the of story The These astonishing works were produced at the height of of height the at produced were works astonishing These

2013 March

artist the ©

a linocut by Andrew Anderson (1960) (1960) Anderson Andrew by linocut a ’ Cashel of Rock The ‘

s ’ Mary St of Architect

By Andrew Anderson, Artist and Former Inspecting Inspecting Former and Artist Anderson, Andrew By

Canaries The

” Beverley. in display

rare opportunity to see the works whilst they are on on are they whilst works the see to opportunity rare

them at the festival and would urge people not to miss the the miss to not people urge would and festival the at them

linocuts is striking. We are hugely proud to be exhibiting exhibiting be to proud hugely are We striking. is linocuts

The mix of image, lettering and symbolism in these these in symbolism and lettering image, of mix The “

runs the Beverley Chamber Music Festival, remarks: Festival, Music Chamber Beverley the runs

Roland Deller, the founder of New Paths Music, which which Music, Paths New of founder the Deller, Roland

exhibition. the at told is Barnabas

Anderson had bought for £5! The full story and that of St St of that and story full The £5! for bought had Anderson

Their size was determined by the dimensions of the press press the of dimensions the by determined was size Their

. Barnabas St and Cashel of Rock The made: ever he

original blocks will also be on display at the exhibition. exhibition. the at display on be also will blocks original

exhibition brings together for the first time the two largest largest two the time first the for together brings exhibition

the cutting of the nine lino sheets in 14 days. Those Those days. 14 in sheets lino nine the of cutting the

s linocuts are on a monumental scale and the the and scale monumental a on are linocuts s ’ Anderson

Working in the heat of the moment, Anderson completed completed Anderson moment, the of heat the in Working

linocuts by Andrew Anderson from the early 1960s. 1960s. early the from Anderson Andrew by linocuts

Chamber Music Festival features a rare exhibition of of exhibition rare a features Festival Music Chamber ” yet. seen ve ’ I Jerusalem

We are delighted to announce that the 2019 Beverley Beverley 2019 the that announce to delighted are We s the nearest thing to the Heavenly Heavenly the to thing nearest the s ’ It Lord! …!) be will cut

7’6” 7’6” is drawing (the friends my for lino - lino the so 3’8” x

read: s ’ Mary St in Anderson Andrew by works

drawing the outline and coming back home to put onto onto put to home back coming and outline the drawing

s exhibition of of exhibition s ’ year that announcing notice 2019 The

Cashel was so great that all I could think of doing was was doing of think could I all that great so was Cashel

Dimension Another

d meant to stay a month but the vision of the ruins at at ruins the of vision the but month a stay to meant d ’ I “

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s parish parish s ’ Mary St a in entry An listing. death and birth usual grandfather was John Arden, of whom more below. more whom of Arden, John was grandfather

other than the the than other – her about reference written any indeed, had lived in Highgate, Beverley, and her maternal maternal her and Beverley, Highgate, in lived had

or or – musical being Elizabeth for found have we evidence s great great grandmother Mary Anne Lambert Lambert Anne Mary grandmother great great s ’ Nicholas

s the only only the s ’ that And Church. s ’ Mary St at organ the played historians Susan and David Neave about his family history. history. family his about Neave David and Susan historians

the listing for George mentions that his sister Elizabeth Elizabeth sister his that mentions George for listing the will return) started corresponding from America with local local with America from corresponding started return) will

played the organ at Beverley Minster. As a bit of an aside, aside, an of bit a As Minster. Beverley at organ the played Three or four years ago Nicholas McGegan (to whom we we whom (to McGegan Nicholas ago years four or Three

who was a noteworthy musician and and musician noteworthy a was who – brother s ’ Elizabeth

way. the along art - Lambert Jackson George for Biography National

some facts, thoughts and ideas about Elizabeth and her her and Elizabeth about ideas and thoughts facts, some their work was an entry in the Oxford Dictionary of of Dictionary Oxford the in entry an was work their

and weave into that story story that into weave and – story s ’ project exhibition the point. One of the most interesting things that came from from came that things interesting most the of One point.

s story but but story s ’ Lambert Elizabeth not – story the of beginning records and her obituary and this was a great starting starting great a was this and obituary her and records

House, Champney Road. I Road. Champney House, m going to start at the the at start to going m ’ Elizabeth based on sources such as birth and death death and birth as such sources on based Elizabeth

exhibition of Elizabeth Lambert Elizabeth of exhibition s artwork at the Treasure Treasure the at artwork s ’ biography of of biography

was the title of the 2018 2018 the of title the was Butterflies and Blooms Birds, together a brief brief a together

Neave put put Neave

permission with 2019) English, Barbara

Susan and David David and Susan

(ed. (ed. ’ Beverley of Women Extraordinary ‘ from Reproduced

exhibition. the for

Service Museums Riding

find is the listing listing the is find

By Sally Hayes, Beverley Curator (Treasure House), East East House), (Treasure Curator Beverley Hayes, Sally By

age) all you will will you all age)

1830) - (1791 Lambert Elizabeth

stop in our digital digital our in stop

is often the first first the often is

fun. of lot a

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shirts. It has been been has It shirts.

written about her life or art; and indeed, if you were to to were you if indeed, and art; or life her about written

wear on their their on wear

exhibition when there was absolutely nothing already already nothing absolutely was there when exhibition

football teams to to teams football

s story through an an through story s ’ Lambert Elizabeth share to how was

Cromer Youth Youth Cromer

Butterflies and Blooms Birds, with challenges the of One

members of the the of members

the young young the House Treasure

invented one for for one invented Lambert donated by her descendant, Nicholas McGegan, to the the to McGegan, Nicholas descendant, her by donated Lambert

The leather scrap book of drawings and paintings by Elizabeth Elizabeth by paintings and drawings of book scrap leather The have also also have

Fledglings, and I I and Fledglings,

Football Club, the the Club, Football

Norwich Ladies Ladies Norwich

design for the the for design

would produce a a produce would

Reynolds if I I if Reynolds

Maureen Maureen

was asked by by asked was

badge appeared I I appeared badge

Not long after my my after long Not

unclaimed. still is

won to anyone who could design a better one. The money money The one. better a design could who anyone to won

My reply was that I would gladly give the ten pounds I had had I pounds ten the give gladly would I that was reply My

the Evening News rang me up to ask me what I thought. thought. I what me ask to up me rang News Evening the

collection. the to addition

s fortunes, and the editor of of editor the and fortunes, s ’ Club the in resurgence a mark

McGegan to the Treasure House and is a wonderful wonderful a is and House Treasure the to McGegan

Six years ago there was a plan to have a new badge to to badge new a have to plan a was there ago years Six

works. The book has since been donated by Nicholas Nicholas by donated been since has book The works.

only the quality of the works but also the quantity of the the of quantity the also but works the of quality the only Munich. in Stadium

we were blown away by not not by away blown were we ’ flesh the in ‘ works the saw Olympic the at scoreboard electronic high foot - 25 the

when he brought the scrapbook over to Beverley and we we and Beverley to over scrapbook the brought he when to pin brooch and badge cap smallest the from sizes all

away we felt there was a lot of potential for a project, but but project, a for potential of lot a was there felt we away at clear are details the and outline, black in well looks also

photographs of these to the Treasure House, and straight straight and House, Treasure the to these of photographs design The TV. on sparkle colours yellow and green the

through the generations. Nicholas sent a few basic basic few a sent Nicholas generations. the through and fabrics, to applied be to enough simple are outlines

Elizabeth, which had been passed down the family family the down passed been had which Elizabeth, Its corner. the in Norwich of City the of lion and castle

by Mary Ann Mary by paintings and drawings the and versions), some on appear that patches black s older sister, sister, older s ’

was the proud owner of a very large leather scrapbook of of scrapbook leather large very a of owner proud the was and seams the (without football a canary, a − essentials

As well as being interested in his family history, Nicholas Nicholas history, family his in interested being as well As the has just badge Norwich The complicated. too

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Lambert. Elizabeth as such

Highgate. 2 Number – in live later would do do - to - well the to aristocracy

lived in the same house that Elizabeth Elizabeth that house same the in lived many things did, from the the from did, things many

lived in Beverley as a child, and in fact, Mary Mary fact, in and child, a as Beverley in lived painting filtered down, like like down, filtered painting

had taught Mary Wollstonecraft when she she when Wollstonecraft Mary taught had is suggested that drawing and and drawing that suggested is

Professor of Experimental Philosophy Experimental of Professor ‘ He He ’. her Grand Tour in the 1770s. It It 1770s. the in Tour Grand her

John Arden, who described himself as as himself described who Arden, John near Bridlington, painted on on painted Bridlington, near

cultured. Her maternal grandfather was was grandfather maternal Her cultured. Strickland of Boynton Hall, Hall, Boynton of Strickland

s family was educated and and educated was family s ’ Elizabeth own collections by Elizabeth Elizabeth by collections own

original drawings from our our from drawings original

lost. since long model the

lessons. There were also some some also were There lessons.

brass plaque for a model he once made of the Minster Minster the of made once he model a for plaque brass –

Constable to give her and the other ladies there drawing drawing there ladies other the and her give to Constable

a trawl through the museums the through trawl a database revealed a little little a revealed database ’

botanical illustrator Georg Ehret came up to Burton Burton to up came Ehret Georg illustrator botanical

brother George also seems to have been creative, because because creative, been have to seems also George brother

Hall. She was a keen artist, and apparently the famous famous the apparently and artist, keen a was She Hall.

brother George and father George were musical, but but musical, were George father and George brother

loan belonging to Eliza Chichester of Burton Constable Constable Burton of Chichester Eliza to belonging loan

the eldest of five siblings, and as mentioned above, above, mentioned as and siblings, five of eldest the

tutors. The 2018 exhibition included a little sketchbook on on sketchbook little a included exhibition 2018 The tutors.

the creative family in which she grew up. Elizabeth was was Elizabeth up. grew she which in family creative the

hands, they had the money for materials and even for for even and materials for money the had they hands,

much time drawing and painting. One of the suggestions is suggestions the of One painting. and drawing time much

with aristocratic women because as well as time on their their on time as well as because women aristocratic with

wanted to explore why Elizabeth might have spent so so spent have might Elizabeth why explore to wanted

Historically, drawing and painting had been very popular popular very been had painting and drawing Historically,

s art, in the exhibition I I exhibition the in art, s ’ Lambert Elizabeth to on Moving

fun. much too

Culture.

t have have t ’ don they sure making and things on eye an keeping

the City of of City the

women in black over near the fireplace looks as if she is is she if as looks fireplace the near over black in women

Proms came to to came Proms

hobbies in the drawing room. A rather stern looking looking stern rather A room. drawing the in hobbies

when the BBC BBC the when

Lancashire, showing a group of women engrossed in their their in engrossed women of group a showing Lancashire,

Sinfonia at Hull, Hull, at Sinfonia

there was an image of a painting of Whittington Hall in Hall Whittington of painting a of image an was there

Royal Northern Northern Royal

and in the exhibition exhibition the in and – encouraged be to t ’ wasn idleness

conducted the the conducted

t have worked, they still had to keep busy because because busy keep to had still they worked, have t ’ wouldn

McGegan McGegan

been that although women of her background typically typically background her of women although that been

2017 Nicholas Nicholas 2017

Another reason for Elizabeth taking up art would have have would art up taking Elizabeth for reason Another

generation. In In generation.

conductors of his his of conductors doorstep.

baroque baroque cheap mass printing or having a public library on the the on library public a having or printing mass cheap

internationally renowned musician, one of the finest finest the of one musician, renowned internationally this is of course well before the days of of days the before well course of is this – interests her

s great great great nephew is himself an an himself is nephew great great great s ’ Elizabeth likely have been filled with books which could stimulate stimulate could which books with filled been have likely

because Nicholas McGegan, McGegan, Nicholas because – genetics even maybe do home would most most would home do - to - well s ’ Elizabeth that believe also I

thing that I want to point out is a nice bit of serendipity or or serendipity of bit nice a is out point to want I that thing

’. appropriate peculiarly is Painting But before we leave the music side behind, just one other other one just behind, side music the leave we before But

To Ladies, Flower Flower Ladies, To ‘ wrote: he which in illustrations,

’. Beverley of musicians women s 1817 reference book of floral floral of book reference 1817 s ’ Brookshaw George quotes

The The ‘ project, nice a make could It future? the in might exhibition text text exhibition

musical career any further, but perhaps someone else else someone perhaps but further, any career musical Lambert Lambert

ve not looked into her her into looked not ve ’ I donated. been has that material women. The 2018 2018 The women.

focus of the exhibition is very much her art and the the and art her much very is exhibition the of focus matter for for matter

s musical life sounds fascinating, the the fascinating, sounds life musical s ’ Elizabeth Although suitable subject subject suitable

was seen as being being as seen was

years. 49 for Minster) (Hull Hull Trinity,

Anything flowery flowery Anything

nephew, also called George Lambert, was organist at Holy Holy at organist was Lambert, George called also nephew,

to consider. consider. to

s s ’ senior George 98. yes – years 98 staggering a for going

s gender gender s ’ Elizabeth

in fact, between them, they kept the job job the kept they them, between fact, in – well as did

s also also s ’ There

s father, father, s ’ Elizabeth senior, George but organ Minster the

s day. day. s ’ Elizabeth

it turns out that not only did George junior play play junior George did only not that out turns it – family

but that happens a little after after little a happens that but – museums public our of

s musical musical s ’ Elizabeth about more revealed Lambert Jackson

sorts of activities which would later influence the building building the influence later would which activities of sorts

An entry in a different historical biography for George George for biography historical different a in entry An

butterfly collecting and plant identification): these are the are these identification): plant and collecting butterfly

hobbies and sciences that came from that (such as as (such that from came that sciences and hobbies session.

growing interest in the natural world and all the new new the all and world natural the in interest growing each for paid was she much how recorded and Church,

subjects and I suggest that this was because of the the of because was this that suggest I and subjects s ’ Mary St at organ the play indeed did Lambert Elizabeth

s artworks are natural history history natural are artworks s ’ Lambert Elizabeth of Most confirmed Archives Riding East in held book minute

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been drawn from life, and that and life, from drawn been s s ’

talents. superior and nature amiable plant and flower studies would have have would studies flower and plant

were intimately acquainted with her her with acquainted intimately were came in handy here. Most of the the of Most here. handy in came

long and deeply regretted by all who who all by regretted deeply and long aunts who was a keen gardener gardener keen a was who aunts

and a sincere Christian; she will be be will she Christian; sincere a and s s ’ curator assistant the of one and

daughter, a kind, affectionate sister, sister, affectionate kind, a daughter, out what they were was good fun, fun, good was were they what out

Minster, aged 39. She was a dutiful dutiful a was She 39. aged Minster, plants and flowers, so trying to find find to trying so flowers, and plants

late Mr. Lambert, organist, of Beverley Beverley of organist, Lambert, Mr. late t usually caption her her caption usually t ’ doesn Elizabeth

sister, Elizabeth, the daughter of the the of daughter the Elizabeth, sister, Unlike some botanical drawing, drawing, botanical some Unlike

near Kendal, the residence of her her of residence the Kendal, near

Railway. Moors Deaths: On Friday week, at Hundow, Hundow, at week, Friday On Deaths:

have gone over it on the North York York North the on it over gone have

Gazette. Westmorland the later in the 1830s, and you may may you and 1830s, the in later

appeared in the Hull Packet and also also and Packet Hull the in appeared towering above it came a few years years few a came it above towering

her sister Mary Ann, and her obituary obituary her and Ann, Mary sister her Hole. The brick railway bridge bridge railway brick The Hole.

Elizabeth died in 1830 whilst visiting visiting whilst 1830 in died Elizabeth location, Water Arc Bridge near Beck Beck near Bridge Arc Water location,

with its actual actual its with 1825’ [sic] Goatland ‘ annotated bridge

the only clue is from the original biographical research. research. biographical original the from is clue only the

example we were able to match up a drawing of a little little a of drawing a up match to able were we example

whether those who knew her felt she was extraordinary, extraordinary, was she felt her knew who those whether

her landscapes with the places shown in in them them in in shown places the with landscapes her for for –

artworks were clearly valued by her family. In terms of of terms In family. her by valued clearly were artworks

match up some of of some up match

t what you might call famous, the the famous, call might you what t ’ wasn Elizabeth although

were also able to to able also were

quite extraordinary, and I think this indicates that that indicates this think I and extraordinary, quite

detective work we we work detective

survived in such good condition for around 200 years is is years 200 around for condition good such in survived

With a bit of of bit a With

works have have works

fact that the the that fact and John Gay. John and

depth of study the the study of depth Bysshe Shelley Shelley Bysshe

As well as her her as well As Parnell, Percy Percy Parnell,

poems by Thomas Thomas by poems

on. and

Sterne, and from from and Sterne,

an apricot and on on and apricot an

by Laurence Laurence by

then a pear with with pear a then

France and Italy and France

peach with a pear, pear, a with peach

Journey Through Through Journey

peach, then a a then peach,

Sentimental Sentimental

you might have a a have might you

characters from from characters A A

the sketchbook sketchbook the

there are are there

over again. So in in So again. over

Elizabeth s home: home: s ’

picks a subject and style, and then returns to it over and and over it to returns then and style, and subject a picks

popular at the time and the books that may have been in in been have may that books the and time the at popular

silhouette of a figure and so on. But with Elizabeth she she Elizabeth with But on. so and figure a of silhouette

doing that, we get an idea of the literature which was was which literature the of idea an get we that, doing

a tree, then move on to a watercolour of a flower, then a a then flower, a of watercolour a to on move then tree, a

identifying random lines from books and poems, and from from and poems, and books from lines random identifying

so the artists might do one sketch of of sketch one do might artists the so – style or subject a of

copied them from. Google comes in very handy here for for here handy very in comes Google from. them copied

Boynton works are lovely, they are often just one example example one just often are they lovely, are works Boynton

of text on the back to the novels or poetry books she she books poetry or novels the to back the on text of

question, because although the Burton Constable and and Constable Burton the although because question,

some of the loose drawings we were able to match up bits bits up match to able were we drawings loose the of some

Boynton Hall was really useful for helping to answer this this answer to helping for useful really was Hall Boynton

been copied from books and commercial prints, and with with and prints, commercial and books from copied been

by other artists such as the ladies at Burton Constable and and Constable Burton at ladies the as such artists other by

up art until her 30s. Many of the artworks would have have would artworks the of Many 30s. her until art up

Was Elizabeth Lambert extraordinary? Looking at works works at Looking extraordinary? Lambert Elizabeth Was

t take take t ’ didn Elizabeth seems it dates the from and dated,

wonderful. so stayed have are works Some

away from light for the last 200 years that the colours colours the that years 200 last the for light from away

colour. of bits

s only because they because only s ’ It light. from damaged ve been kept kept been ve ’

pencil and adding adding and pencil

the object, and in addition they would have been been have would they addition in and object, the

as drawing in in drawing as

book for display as that would have lost the integrity of of integrity the lost have would that as display for book

such such – techniques

t want to take the artworks out of the the of out artworks the take to want t ’ didn We them.

favourite favourite

can flick through the pages on a screen without damaging damaging without screen a on pages the through flick can

some of her her of some

large scrapbook, and early on we had it digitised, as you you as digitised, it had we on early and scrapbook, large

allows you to see see to you allows

s artworks are pasted in one one in pasted are artworks s ’ Lambert Elizabeth of Most

kinds of things. Looking at the works themselves also also themselves works the at Looking things. of kinds

not likely to be found today in Saturday Market. Saturday in today found be to likely not all revealed glass, magnifying a with sometimes drawings,

things that have gone out of fashion, such as greengages, greengages, as such fashion, of out gone have that things the of inspection careful Really Look. – that just do

that Elizabeth had access to, such as lychees, and also also and lychees, as such to, access had Elizabeth that to need you culture material at looking are you when that

interesting because it shows some of the surprising plants plants surprising the of some shows it because interesting think I context, social into works the putting as well as But

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force, which would be under his royal command. He also also He command. royal his under be would which force,

there. residing while rules monastic almost

Henry VIII realised that he had to build an armed armed an build to had he that realised VIII Henry ’. Grace

unmarried German merchants, who had to abide by by abide to had who merchants, German unmarried

The Pilgrimage of of Pilgrimage The ‘ revolt, Northern the after important

warehouses and was inhabited by around 80 young, young, 80 around by inhabited was and warehouses

from England in return. Such trade became even more more even became trade Such return. in England from

quarters, common rooms, a garden, and spacious spacious and garden, a rooms, common quarters,

military equipment from the Rhineland and exported lead lead exported and Rhineland the from equipment military

it provided living living provided it ’, Steelyard ‘ the Called Garth. Hall of

age, he supplied the King with weaponry and other other and weaponry with King the supplied he age,

Kontor (trading centre) covering 1.3 acres, nearly the size size the nearly acres, 1.3 covering centre) (trading Kontor

Windsor Castle. A Cologne citizen and only 24 years of of years 24 only and citizen Cologne A Castle. Windsor

a a – waterfront Thames the to down steps and crane

s Closet in in Closet s ’ King the in hangs Born Derek of portrait The

were aware of an extensive complex with a tower, a large large a tower, a with complex extensive an of aware were

If you arrived by boat in London in the 16th century, you you century, 16th the in London in boat by arrived you If Steelyard. the of

of merchants. He also completed a mural for the main hall hall main the for mural a completed also He merchants. of

hub.

to the Steelyard in Dowgate and began to paint portraits portraits paint to began and Dowgate in Steelyard the to

of this dialogue, because then, as now, London was the the was London now, as then, because dialogue, this of

destroyed religious images, so he set up house next door door next house up set he so images, religious destroyed

their way back to the north of England. We are unaware unaware are We England. of north the to back way their

for him in Switzerland. The strict Swiss protestants rather rather protestants Swiss strict The Switzerland. in him for

way traffic and ideas on trade, religion and art found found art and religion trade, on ideas and traffic way - two

1526 from his home in Basel, because there was no work work no was there because Basel, in home his from 1526

Russia and south to Italy and beyond. Of course, it was was it course, Of beyond. and Italy to south and Russia

Hans Holbein the Younger. He had returned to London in in London to returned had He Younger. the Holbein Hans

day day - present as East far as – Europe across active were

Another notable visitor to the Wine House was the painter painter the was House Wine the to visitor notable Another

Beverley was anything but parochial. Beverley traders traders Beverley parochial. but anything was Beverley

This sounds a very parochial title, but Renaissance Renaissance but title, parochial very a sounds This water. the across events with date

Tudor politicians. They had every reason to keep up to to up keep to reason every had They politicians. Tudor

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of the business and contained important information for for information important contained and business the of

Age Tudor the

extensive correspondence. These letters were a vital part part vital a were letters These correspondence. extensive

The Merchants of Beverley and and Beverley of Merchants The maintained their contacts across Europe through through Europe across contacts their maintained

influential, international, and wealthy elite, who who elite, wealthy and international, influential,

merchants residing in the Steelyard were part of an an of part were Steelyard the in residing merchants ” nothing. being and nothing, doing nothing,

news from the continent hotly debated. The Hanse Hanse The debated. hotly continent the from news Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying saying by easily avoid can we something is Criticism “

The wine was good and the latest latest the and good was wine The ’. House Wine Rhenish ‘

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Cromwell and Thomas More frequented the popular popular the frequented More Thomas and Cromwell

criticism to heart and was perhaps familiar with this quote quote this with familiar perhaps was and heart to criticism

Influential residents of Tudor London including Thomas Thomas including London Tudor of residents Influential

merely a suitable hobby. I hope Elizabeth didn Elizabeth hope I hobby. suitable a merely t take the the take t ’

s artwork was often viewed as as viewed often was artwork s ’ women when time a at

centuries. 16th and 15th the during

paintings on display to be viewed and criticized, especially especially criticized, and viewed be to display on paintings

Hanseatic League Hanseatic in London on the north of the Thames Thames the of north the on London in the

Like any artist, Elizabeth deserves credit for putting her her putting for credit deserves Elizabeth artist, any Like

kontor ) of of ) ( base trading main the Steelyard, The

second piece, we must be excused from speaking. from excused be must we piece, second

grouping them, and in keeping of the picture [sic]. Of the the Of [sic]. picture the of keeping in and them, grouping

regret however that the artist has not so well succeeded in in succeeded well so not has artist the that however regret

fruit is beautifully painted, and each fine in its kind. We We kind. its in fine each and painted, beautifully is fruit

Nos. 23 & 100 by Miss Lambert of Beverley. In the first, the the first, the In Beverley. of Lambert Miss by 100 & 23 Nos.

[exhibition]

Hull & ER Institution for the Promotion of the Fine Arts Arts Fine the of Promotion the for Institution ER & Hull

artist: another researching whilst

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d d ’ I obituary. her than other results no with newspapers

in in ” Lambert Elizabeth “ searched d ’ I project the During

kopen, kaufen, köpa. köpa. kaufen, kopen, - Scandinavian and German Dutch,

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ceapan, to buy, itself related to the the to related itself buy, to ceapan, – English Old from

workshops and of course breweries. Cheapside comes comes Cheapside breweries. course of and workshops online) c.1893, Organists, and Organs Hull of History A

with their families. It included a ropewalk, the usual usual the ropewalk, a included It families. their with Smith, G.H. Lambert); Jackson (George Biography National

was a quarter occupied by German traders and artisans artisans and traders German by occupied quarter a was of Dictionary Oxford Neave; David and Susan by research

of Cannon Street Tube Station in Cheapside and next door door next and Cheapside in Station Tube Street Cannon of McGegan; Nicholas descendant s ’ Lambert Elizabeth

was a courtyard open to visitors. Nowadays, this is the site site the is this Nowadays, visitors. to open courtyard a was c.1830; scrapbook, Lambert's Elizabeth sources: (Main

Rhenish Wine House, Wine Rhenish ‘ the was street the Facing which which ’

extraordinary. was she felt Elizabeth knew who

about adventurous savvy traders and merchants. and traders savvy adventurous about people that evidence tangible are that – talents superior

t about kings and queens or nobility, but but nobility, or queens and kings about t ’ wasn this So, - end the at right words two those just really s ’ it So,

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The distribution became a lucrative business for the the for business lucrative a became distribution The

more woollen cloth than raw wool and this trade spread spread trade this and wool raw than cloth woollen more

It was short, easy to print and to smuggle. smuggle. to and print to easy short, was It ’. Man Christian

By the time of Henry VIII, England produced and exported exported and produced England VIII, Henry of time the By

The Freedom of a a of Freedom The ‘ titled pamphlet s ’ Luther Martin

Doubtless, the letters they sent back contained news of of news contained back sent they letters the Doubtless, Guildhall. Beverley

s collapsed. collapsed. s ’ Mary St. of tower the 1520 in that knew at guests were certainly and York and Hull in quarters

These Beverley traders received news from home and so so and home from news received traders Beverley These living and warehouses owned They London. in partners

claimed the same advantageous conditions as their their as conditions advantageous same the claimed

UNESCO World Heritage Site Heritage World UNESCO . a most ports on the English East coast and when challenged, challenged, when and coast East English the on ports most

largest castle in the world measured by land area and and area land by measured world the in castle largest sailed to to sailed ’ Kogges, ‘ called ships, Their centuries. 17th the

Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork, Poland, the the Poland, Malbork, in Order Teutonic the of Castle The

in the economic and political development of the 13th to to 13th the of development political and economic the in

extended across Northern Europe and was a major player player major a was and Europe Northern across extended

trading in England. In fact, the League the fact, In England. in trading s influence influence s ’

monarchy, but they were by no means the only Hansards Hansards only the means no by were they but monarchy,

instrumental in negotiating the trade privileges with the the with privileges trade the negotiating in instrumental

The wealthy gentlemen of the Steelyard were were Steelyard the of gentlemen wealthy The

1543. in death sudden his until London

court painters. Holbein remained a sought after artist in in artist after sought a remained Holbein painters. court

suggested to the king he should employ him as one of his his of one as him employ should he king the to suggested

s potential. He He potential. s ’ painter the saw Cromwell and art

was well connected. Portraits were fashionable in English English in fashionable were Portraits connected. well was

More household on the recommendation of Erasmus, so so Erasmus, of recommendation the on household More

merchants at the Steelyard. He lived for a while in the the in while a for lived He Steelyard. the at merchants

Hans Holbein the Younger produced many portraits of of portraits many produced Younger the Holbein Hans

built poles in Hanse ships. Hanse in poles built - purpose on sitting imported,

hawking. Birds for hunting were raised in Norway and and Norway in raised were hunting for Birds hawking.

garden. Thomas Cromwell and aristocratic ladies enjoyed enjoyed ladies aristocratic and Cromwell Thomas garden.

Order. Teutonic the of fortresses forbidding and large the

outdone, gave him four bears, which were kept in his his in kept were which bears, four him gave outdone,

guild and town halls. They also must have stopped over in in over stopped have must also They halls. town and guild

merchants from Danzig (Gdansk nowadays), not to be be to not nowadays), (Gdansk Danzig from merchants

beautiful large houses built of stone and the splendid splendid the and stone of built houses large beautiful

The Lübeckers also presented him with a live elk and the the and elk live a with him presented also Lübeckers The

(now Elblag) and Danzig (Gdansk). They knew about the the about knew They (Gdansk). Danzig and Elblag) (now

stayed in thriving and wealthy cities like Stralsund, Elbing Elbing Stralsund, like cities wealthy and thriving in stayed enjoy fine Lübeck marzipan from Niederegger. Niederegger. from marzipan Lübeck fine enjoy

Beverlonians were familiar with life in the Baltic and and Baltic the in life with familiar were Beverlonians Lakeland in Toll Gavel during Christmas time, you can also also can you time, Christmas during Gavel Toll in Lakeland

imported spices and marzipan from Lübeck. If you go to to go you If Lübeck. from marzipan and spices imported

back! come never might and abroad

sumptuous feasts for his friends and contacts. There were were There contacts. and friends his for feasts sumptuous

the business, especially when the master of the house was was house the of master the when especially business, the

who provided provided who

s wife was very much involved in in involved much very was wife s ’ merchant A life. family

Trust Collection

a lover of the arts, arts, the of lover a

household, there was no separation between work and and work between separation no was there household,

Younger (painted 1533) © Royal Royal © 1533) (painted Younger

a generous host and and host generous a

contained business and private news. In a medieval medieval a In news. private and business contained

Derich Born by Hans Holbein the the Holbein Hans by Born Derich

Cromwell was also also was Cromwell

had to stay in touch through correspondence. Their letters letters Their correspondence. through touch in stay to had

correct. However, However, correct.

abroad with their families. Like their Hanse partners they they partners Hanse their Like families. their with abroad

undoubtedly undoubtedly

during the summer and some decided to live permanently permanently live to decided some and summer the during

image that is is that image

These burgesses were away from home for many months months many for home from away were burgesses These

working man, an an man, working

Crusades. - hard serious,

knights fought alongside the Order during the Northern Northern the during Order the alongside fought knights profoundly a

They were initially very welcome, because many English English many because welcome, very initially were They depicts host his of

extensively and lived in the state of the Teutonic Order. Order. Teutonic the of state the in lived and extensively portrait s ’ Holbein

the middle of 14th century Beverley merchants travelled travelled merchants Beverley century 14th of middle the Friars. Austin in

Northern ports had cornered the Baltic market and since since and market Baltic the cornered had ports Northern house s ’ Cromwell

share of this lucrative and expanding business. The The business. expanding and lucrative this of share Thomas

network. Increasingly, English merchants claimed their their claimed merchants English Increasingly, network. at guests frequent

their English business partners to infiltrate the Hanseatic Hanseatic the infiltrate to partners business English their also were

family and personal relationships. Over time, this enabled enabled this time, Over relationships. personal and family Holbein Hans

Hanse trade was organised in small networks, based on on based networks, small in organised was trade Hanse and Born Derek

contemporaries. niece.

among their English English their among ’ Easterlings, ‘ the as known s ’ Emperor Roman Holy the Aragon, of Catherine from

from Lübeck eastwards. These Hanse merchants were were merchants Hanse These eastwards. Lübeck from divorce his after invasion, foreign a of threat the feared

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cultures. two

portrayed. individual the identified A native speaker of German, she enjoys being at home in in home at being enjoys she German, of speaker native A

merchants and knights. Merchant marks on the side side the on marks Merchant knights. and merchants

a subcommittee of Hull civic Society. Society. civic Hull of subcommittee a ’, Cemetery General

have the original paintings beneath the heads of of heads the beneath paintings original the have

Friends of Hull Hull of Friends ‘ the of secretary and Society Civic Beverley of wealth and importance. The columns in St. Nicolai still still Nicolai St. in columns The importance. and wealth of

network of the Hanseatic League. Eva is Talkfinder for the the for Talkfinder is Eva League. Hanseatic the of network Stralsund was second only to Lübeck in the Baltic, in terms terms in Baltic, the in Lübeck to only second was Stralsund

with the history and the modern modern the and history the with delegations. In its heyday, heyday, its In delegations.

standing fascination fascination standing - long a inspired reception hall for trade trade for hall reception

Germany Straslund, Church,

Twinning Association for many years, years, many for Association Twinning Knight and merchant on a column of St Nicolai Nicolai St of column a on merchant and Knight town council chamber, as well as a a as well as chamber, council town

Lemgo Lemgo - Beverley the of chair as This building served as a church, church, a as served building This

Family connections and volunteering volunteering and connections Family saint of sailors and merchants. merchants. and sailors of saint

in Stralsund. Nicolai is the patron patron the is Nicolai Stralsund. in

area.

merchants was St Nicolai church church Nicolai St was merchants

great opportunity to get to know the the know to get to opportunity great

One place of worship for for worship of place One

across the Y&H region, which was a a was which region, Y&H the across

developed externally funded projects projects funded externally developed overseas.

authority officer in Hull. She She Hull. in officer authority news of tumultuous events events tumultuous of news

Adult Education and as local local as and Education Adult Beverley had to cope with more more with cope to had Beverley

s career in in career s ’ Eva of heart the at was began, the wealthy burgesses of of burgesses wealthy the began,

all sectors of the local community community local the of sectors all s s ’ Mary St. of reconstruction

of Northern Europe. Engaging with with Engaging Europe. Northern of Duchy of Prussia. So, when the the when So, Prussia. of Duchy

economic, social and cultural history history cultural and social economic, State, which emerged as the the as emerged which State,

research has focussed on the the on focussed has research secularised the former Monastic Monastic former the secularised

history. Now retired, her recent recent her retired, Now history. s advice, that he he that advice, s ’ Luther on

Westphalia/Germany in medieval medieval in Westphalia/Germany converted to Protestantism. It was was It Protestantism. to converted

graduated from Münster University, University, Münster from graduated of Prussia, had left the Order and and Order the left had Prussia, of

with her family for forty years. She She years. forty for family her with s 37th Grand Master, Albert Albert Master, Grand 37th s ’ Order

Eva La Pensée has lived in Beverley Beverley in lived has Pensée La Eva 1525 from the Baltic. The Teutonic Teutonic The Baltic. the from 1525

More news of upheaval came in in came upheaval of news More

article:

A note about the author of this this of author the about note A

Catholicism. to back convert New York City. (Image: public domain) public (Image: City. York New

(1535/36) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art, of Museum Metropolitan the in (1535/36) which meant William had to to had William meant which

www.hanse.org website:

William Roper by Hans Holbein the Younger Younger the Holbein Hans by Roper William

lived in the More household, household, More the in lived

modern Hanseatic League! See See League! Hanseatic modern

After their wedding, the couple couple the wedding, their After

This year Beverley has joined the the joined has Beverley year This

” do! to work have I hours. for here

change. great of times through living

t got time to sit sit to time got t ’ haven I “ says: she

We might wonder if we, too, are not not are too, we, if wonder might We

painting of the Mores, it is as if if as is it Mores, the of painting

enjoy. Tudor Renaissance! Tudor enjoy. exhibited the study you If father.

and are now visible for us all to to all us for visible now are and her at up looking moment, that

under the medieval misericord seats seats misericord medieval the under in and book, a reading her depicts

images have come out of hiding from from hiding of out come have images Holbein VIII. Henry by arrest

new age. It seems as if the carvers the if as seems It age. new his after prison in him visit to ’ ’

ceiling bosses are another sign of a a of sign another are bosses ceiling member family only the was She

s 600 unique wooden wooden unique 600 s ’ Mary St. work. his in father eminent her

women of her age and assisted assisted and age her of women

examples in Stralsund. in examples

was one of the most learned learned most the of one was

such as the much earlier medieval medieval earlier much the as such

s favourite daughter. She She daughter. favourite s ’ More

the head, not just merchant marks marks merchant just not head, the

married Margaret More, Thomas Thomas More, Margaret married

names chiselled in stone underneath underneath stone in chiselled names

member of parliament. He He parliament. of member

merchants proudly had their full full their had proudly merchants

William Roper, who was also a a also was who Roper, William

s were painted. What is clear, is that Tudor Tudor that is clear, is What painted. were s ’ Mary St. in

lawyers to convert. Amongst them was a man named named man a was them Amongst convert. to lawyers

t know how the columns columns the how know t ’ don we polychromy, of remnants

s words convinced several young London London young several convinced words s ’ Luther Steelyard,

had seen on pillars in Stralsund. Despite some original original some Despite Stralsund. in pillars on seen had

Inspired by their German drinking companions in the the in companions drinking German their by Inspired

s, were inspired by what they they what by inspired were s, ’ Mary St. in tower central

helped to finance the restoration after the collapse of the the of collapse the after restoration the finance to helped presses. printing the off rolling material readable new of

tempting to wonder if the heads of the merchants, who who merchants, the of heads the if wonder to tempting tide this stop could nobody and way same the in Antwerp

colony moved for a time from Gdansk to Stralsund. It is is It Stralsund. to Gdansk from time a for moved colony from arrived already had translation Bible s ’ Tyndale

We know that during a dispute, the English merchant merchant English the dispute, a during that know We Lutheranism. to converted had whom of many Hansards,

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St Mary’s in 500 words King’s College Cambridge. The west front was restored by the great 19th-century architect AWN Pugin, who A summary of St Mary’s, for a recent restoration shored up the south transept with gothic buttresses and fundraiser. whose last ever design – St Mary’s weathervane – sits St Mary’s is a parish church of extraordinary beauty and atop the church. quality, the product of hundreds of years of building St Mary’s is wedded to the town and its people, and has since its humble beginning in the 12th century as a single been for 900 years: they built it, extended it, and rebuilt -aisled thatched chapel. In an almost continual state of it; they reshod their horses at the blacksmiths inside it construction for its first four centuries, the final design and solemnised business deals in its porch; for we see today was settled in Tudor times: following the generations they have married in it, been baptised in its dramatic collapse of the tower in 1520, the church was ancient font, and buried their dead in its churchyard. It is rebuilt and restored over eleven years, giving St Mary’s this relationship and identity as‘ the town’s church’ its beautiful font, its famous Minstrels Pillar, and its which defines St Mary’s above anything else. Over the stunning star-encrusted nave ceiling, adorned with years the people of Beverley have given the church an hundreds of roof bosses. These captivating carvings– of exceptional heritage– in the 14th century adding St mythical beasts, wrestlers, brewers, parables, Bible Michael’s Chapel, with its exquisite vaulting and tracery, stories, kings, saints, musicians and angels – are and the hidden Priests’ Rooms (a treasure-trove of currently being preserved and interpreted in the first artefacts chronicling the phase of a major restoration history of the town); in the programme for the 21st 15th century adding the century. magnificent Ceiling of Kings, The visual attraction of St unique in the country with 40 Mary’s lies in what John portraits of English kings; and Betjeman perceived as the in recent times augmenting perfection of its proportions its fine peel of bells that ring and its lightness. St Mary’s out across the town. Today, astonishing quality of light the church remains a focal comes from the clear glass point for the local clerestory windows added as community, welcoming the building was heightened people not only to Sunday during the middle ages. The services, but to craft groups, light radiates outwards too: drawing classes, breakfasts, the parchment-coloured lunches, festivals, concerts, Magnesian Limestone makes album launches, school the tower glisten above events, Christmas services, Beverley’s terracotta pan-tiled the Butterfly service for skyline and the west front those who have lost children glow in the early evening sun. in infancy, coffee mornings That elevation of the building and more. The hallmarks of is one of St Mary’s loveliest St Mary’s are the warmth of features: a great west window, welcome which people framed by twin pepperpot receive, and the tangible turrets – a style later adopted feeling among the town’s at the royal chapels of St population that St Mary’s is George’s Windsor Castle and their church. Page 20

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