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  • DeanandLindasTravelsSummer in Yorkshire, UK 2022Traveler
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    • Day 22
    • Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 2:11 PM
    • ⛅ 64 °F
    • Altitude: 39 ft
    • EnglandSelby53°46’35” N  1°2’51” W
    View of the High Altar beyond the Choir
    The organ is relatively new--mid-20th Century.Looking back toward the nave beyond the choir screenThe High AltarCarved stone seats for the clergyThe Jesse Window

    The Chancel at the Front of the Church

    June 14, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F

    On the Chancel side of the wooden rood screen are the choir and huge organ.

    Next you can see the high altar, the work of a woodcarver from Oberammergau, Germany. To the right of the altar are the carved filigree stone seats for the clergy.

    Behind the high altar is the stained glass masterpiece, "Jesse Window", showing the family tree of the kings of Israel from Jesse, father of King David, to Joseph.
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