![]() ![]() Thorold also identified that a separate Diocese was needed in the area surrounding St Saviour's the church was the obvious choice for a new Cathedral because of its size, long history and central location. The new nave was designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield and built by a local builder, Thomas Rider. In his role as bishop, Thorold recognised that there was the need to replace the nave which was at a different level from the rest of the church he led the subscription of funds for the new nave, putting much of his own money towards the restoration. In 1877 he was made Bishop of Rochester, the same year that the church was moved to the Diocese of Rochester. Thorold was the Bishop of Winchester in the late-Victorian era and therefore responsible for the fate of St Saviour's, Southwark (the building we know as Southwark Cathedral). Upper row from left to right Bishop Anthony Wilson Thorold (1825 –1895) They tell the story of the church in which they stand. The majority of the figures set in the screen were carved by Messrs Nicolls of Lambeth from 1905 onwards. The central figures of Christ in Majesty (St Saviour) and the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Christ Child (St Mary Overie) were gilded in the 1970s. This was inspired by a panel in St Mark's, Venice. In 1930, the lower portion was gilded and a new panel showing the Greek and Latin Fathers of the Church was added. This wooden screen was removed in 1830, and the niches restored and three rows of carved angels added. In 1703, the Great Screen was concealed by a painted wooden screen on which were inscribed the Lord's Prayer, Creed, the Ten Commandments, a dove descending with a group of cherubs heads topped with flaming urns. The small carvings in the corners of the two doorways, showing hunting scenes, may also be original. The small carvings of the Lamb of God and the pelican (a badge of Bishop Fox) immediately above the rows of angels are probably original, as are some of the bases of the niches. Whether all the original statues were ever installed is uncertain, as the screen was completed within a decade of the Reformation when such statues were forbidden. Although the general appearance of the screen, with three broad rich bands of carvings, is that of the original, most of the detail is from later periods. Our magnificent screen was erected by Bishop Fox of Winchester in 1520. The Great Screen is one of the treasures of the Cathedral Donate to Southwark Cathedral Development Trust.Baptism, Confirmation and Admission to Holy Communion. ![]() Weddings, Civil Partnerships and Funerals. ![]()
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