The scale of York Minster, as shown in yesterday's shot, is impressive, but the fine detail is also well worth a look.
The east window has recently had a major restoration with both glass and stonework being restored. The whole west end of the building has had scaffolding covering it, and several years have past while the project has been undertaken. Earlier this year the scaffolding was removed, and it has been nice to rediscover some of the detail on that wall.
Below the east window is a line of seventeen carved faces, and this collage shows just four of them. The top left face looks like it is newly carved, while the top right and bottom left face show signs of staining due to atmospheric pollution. The bottom right face is badly eroded, but has not been replaced in this recent restoration.
Impressive collage of those faces. A huge contrast between the restored/replaced and the eroded. Given the numbers of these it must be a mammoth task to maintain.
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The rock that was used in the building of the Minster is particularly vulnerable to acid rain. It will be interesting to see if the new carvings last longer when the coal fired power stations south of York, which create the acid rain, are closed.
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The rock that was used in the building of the Minster is particularly vulnerable to acid rain. It will be interesting to see if the new carvings last longer when the coal fired power stations south of York, which create the acid rain, are closed.
Ian