Above the oriel bays are
three segmented arches containing sculpted
panels by Charles James Pibworth. The
"Public Monuments and Sculpture Association"
website has descriptions of them - see
below.
The panel to the
left contains Chaucer, standing in the
centre. He has a book in his left hand.
Around him are six characters from the
Canterbury Tales. To his right are
the Wife of Bath, the Merchant and
seated the Miller. On Chaucer's
left are the Prioress, the Knight in
armour and seated the Man of Law.
The middle
panel represents a group of seven literary
saints.The Venerable Bede stands in the
centre with St.Cuthbert, St.Paulinus and
Cadman with his harp to his left.To Bede's
right are St.Augustine, St.Chad and
St.Aidian.( - See more at:
http://www.pmsa.org.uk/pmsa-database/12404/#sthash.3ReS2nJS.dpuf
The middle
panel represents a group of seven literary
saints.The Venerable Bede stands in the
centre with St.Cuthbert, St.Paulinus and
Cadman with his harp to his left.To Bede's
right are St.Augustine, St.Chad and
St.Aidian. - See more at:
http://www.pmsa.org.uk/pmsa-database/12404/#sthash.3ReS2nJS.dpuf
"The
middle panel represents a group of seven
literary saints. The Venerable
Bede stands in the centre with
St.Cuthbert, St.Paulinus and Cadman with
his harp to his left. To Bede's
right are St.Augustine, St.Chad and
St.Aidian."
The right-hand
panel has King Alfred in the centre and
the six other figures. William of
Malmesbury, Florence of Worcester, and
Wace, the Norman minstrel seated with
his harp are on Alfred's left. To
his right are St Gildas, Cynwulf the
wandering bard and a seated minstrel.
