I found this statue on the west end of York Minster, above the west doors and below the Heart of Yorkshire window, along with quite a few others. It is amazing to see the detail in them, despite the fact that when they were carved and installed they would have been hard to see. It is only with the development of telescopes and cameras with zoom lenses that the detail becomes visible to the person in the street below.
When I wrote the notes for this statue, I thought I had read that it was of Saint Peter, but I had made an error. There is a sculpture of Saint Peter at the west end of the Minster, but it is inside the west doors, not outside. This sculpture is actually William Melton who was the 43rd Archbishop of York and lived 1317 - 1340. Thank you to @pdulis for questioning what I had written.
There is another statue of Saint Peter at the east end of York Minster high above the Great East Window. It is a new one created a few years ago to replace an older very badly eroded statue of Saint Peter.
The badly eroded statue of Saint Peter can be found in the garden of No 1 Minster Yard, north of the Chapter House, with a notice giving brief details of it's history.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Particular thanks to @pdulis who queried the absence of a beard from what I had claimed was a sculpture of St Peter. There is a sculpture of Saint Peter at the west end of the Minster, but it is inside the west doors, not outside. This sculpture is actually William Melton who was the 43rd Archbishop of York and lived 1317 - 1340. I have changed my notes to reflect this.
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Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Particular thanks to @pdulis who queried the absence of a beard from what I had claimed was a sculpture of St Peter. There is a sculpture of Saint Peter at the west end of the Minster, but it is inside the west doors, not outside. This sculpture is actually William Melton who was the 43rd Archbishop of York and lived 1317 - 1340. I have changed my notes to reflect this.
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