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Did you know?
The Bishop's Throne, which site in the Chancel, was designed by Nicholson and is made of English oak enriched with colour and gilding.
The Nave
The Victorians rebuilt the nave, but they were not the first to do so. On the wall are various roof lines, evidence of the struggle for light that eventually resulted in the row of clerestory windows high on each side. But, light has always streamed in through the windows reminding us of the sunrise, a symbol of the Resurrection of Christ.
The nave is where the congregation worships. It is called a nave from the word ‘navis’ which is latin for boat, because it resembles a great boat, with a ceiling like the interior of a ship’s wooden hull, an ark in which to journey.
On this journey together we are guided by wisdom ancient and modern through the preaching & interpretation of the faith for today. At the front of the nave is a lectern given in memory of Canon Gordon Lacey, on which the Bible is placed when it is read aloud in services. To the south is the oak pulpit, a gift in memory of George Wilson, chairman of the famous Cyclops works of Sheffield, who died in 1885.
The pulpit is adorned with angels. In the niches are the figures of Christ the Good Shepherd, holding a lamb; the four Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John; and, Moses with the Ten Commandments. Peter and Paul, patron saints of the Cathedral, flank its steps.
