Manchester Cathedral
Medieval collegiate church turned cathedral, famed for ornate oak choir stalls and carved misericords.
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This guide to Manchester Cathedral sends you to the carved oak choir stalls, made around the start of the sixteenth century, and to one small scene hidden beneath a seat where a hunter and his rabbits have swapped places. It brings in James Stanley, the warden who provided the stalls, the Ripon workshop of William Brownflet, and the long services that made a ledge to lean on so welcome. Along the way you'll meet a game of backgammon and a feast of pigs. Best heard standing beside the stalls in the quire.
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