Cathedral Church of St Peter - Five Sisters Window, York Minster

            Cathedral and Chapter House. Transepts 1220-1255; nave 1291-1360, Chapter House 1275-90. Lady Chapel 1361-71; Choir and integral transepts c1380-1418; east end 1360-c1408; Zouche Chapel and Vestry late C14. West front and towers c1290-c1470; crossing tower 1410-70; Library 1418-20; Choir screen c1460. Deemed complete and consecrated 3 July 1472. Floor paved to designs of Lord Burlington 1730-6. Chapter House vault renewed in plaster by John Carr 1798. Restored 1802-28 by William Shout. Fire 1829. Choir roof rebuilt 1829-32 by Sir Robert Smirke. Fire 1840. Nave roof rebuilt 1840-44 by Sydney Smirke. South transept restored 1871 by GE Street. Flying buttresses added to nave 1905-7 by GF Bodley. Extensive restoration 1966-72 by Bernard Fielden. Fire 1984. South transept roof rebuilt 1984-88. Built from oolitic limestone ashlar from Tadcaster. Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular styles.

The north wall of the North Transept contains the Five Sisters Window. It is the oldest complete window in York Minster and dates from c.1260. In comparison to other stained glass windows it appears quite dark. This is, in part, due to the excessive amount of repair leads but mainly because it is made of “grisaille” glass fashionable in C13 England. Grisaille (French for grey) or Cistercian glass was typically formed by painting complex patterns on pieces of silvery grey glass. The pieces were then formed into geometric patterns with the use of the lead canes that hold the pieces together. Each lancet stands 16.3m in height and is 1.55m wide. In total the window contains over 100,000 individual pieces of glass.

Taken in: UK / England / York (show map)

Taken on: June 5, 2019

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