Rose window in St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire, June 2020
This rose window was installed in the 1888 by Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe. This wealthy but amateur architect, funded much of the vast repair work required by the Cathedral at that time. He was a man of very strong views on design, and he chose to have the old Perpendicular window (he didn’t like perpendicular) demolished and his design inserted. The rose window consisted of circles and lozenges set in five rings around the central light. There are sixty-four lights in total, each circle with a different glazing pattern. He didn’t like colour either, and this rose window was made of plain glass.
A hundred years later, the window was reglazed in bright colours, and it was opened by Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1989.
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 12 July 2020
Posted as part of SquarePerspectives
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Travel with Intent 
Definitely prefer it as “rose” but so fascinated by the color, didn’t notice it was a square at first.
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I love how you isolate one thing, because I can focus better and read the caption with meaning. Thanks!
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An idea that fits well with Becky’s perspective theme. I always try to take a few photos at different angles and distances – partly to see what works best, and partly to help the blog. I’m glad it works well for you 🙂
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It’s given me some new ideas!!! Thx
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Stunning, and clearly a man of strong views or should I say artistic perspective!
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pS love how you’ve used the compare
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Its irresistible! And then I noticed the vertical option. My only issue with it is that I can’t get it to line up with my other images – I can see an option to centre it.
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Ooh I hadn’t noticed that, I’ll check it out as I have a vertical coming up
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Indeed. He wasn’t a popular man, except for his money! The place where he used to live is no popular with youngsters as it is host to many a teenage party. I think it may be some similarities to his way of life!!
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😏
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Gorgeous kalaedascope of colours
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Yes, it brings great warmth to the north transept in this massive cathedral
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I’ll have to visit maybe next year if I’m lucky
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Do let me know if you do. I’m always happy to meet up with a blogger and give an informal tour – or just enjoy a coffee 🙂
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Yes that would be lovely ..we stay in Essex usually but always take the train up to London and have a car 😊
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We’re easy to get to by train from London, but an easy drive from Essex 🙂
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Well I’ll be in touch when we can finally leave WA and who knows when that will be 😆
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What an unusual window !
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Incredible skill to add such intricate patterns to the window
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Actually, I rather like the black and white windows. I might have liked the Perpendicular ones to. Iconoclasts of the World Unite?
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I agree that my b&w version looks good 🙂 🙂
I don’t know what Grimthorpe’s looked like – probably not as intricate. Generally speaking, people recognise that his money saved the cathedral from collapse, but they still didn’t like him. As much for his personality as his artistic views 😉
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