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Maritime Archive and Library
Stewart Bale collection online exhibition
Archive reference 41358-2
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A view from the high altar in the east end of the Anglican Cathedral looking toward the temporary west wall. The construction followed this route from east to west and a series of temporary walls were constructed as the building advanced westwards. Here a wall has recently been removed (at the end of the choir). A further temporary wall can be seen in the centre of the image. Completed, the distance from the west door to the east window is 457 feet (139 metres).
The direction of view points to the eventual siting of the great west window installed just prior to the building’s completion in 1978. Stylistically it is very much a departure from all the other stained glass in the cathedral.