NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Southwell Minster There is free parking for two hours in the car park directly opposite the Minster. Entrance to the Minster is free but there is, rather curiously, a charge of £4-40 for photography. Nave & Aisles Foliated cross in niche by the welcome desk. This is unfortunately used as a store for files etc. Directly above & below. Several incised slabs and a brass matrix in the floor of the nave.  Troop Sgt-Mjr William Samuel Sharpe (1838) of the 7th Dragoon Guards. Died in the Punjaub North Transept Archbishop Sandys (1588) Alabaster. One of the founders of Low Church Anglicanism represented in the robes he disliked Above: Brass matrix to an ecclesiastic Far Left: Sir Edwyn Hoskyns BT (1925) The second bishop of Southwell. By W. Reynolds Stephens Centre Left Top: Modern bronze tablet to Francis Willoughby MA FRS (1672) naturalist Centre Left Bottom: James StJohn Trebeck MA (1904) Rector of 1881-1900 of the Collegiate Church and First Sub-Dean of the Cathedral Note: Several Archbishops of York resided at Southwell and some were  buried in the Minster. These were: Godfrey de _ham (1265) Thomas de Corbridge (1304) William Booth (1464) Lawrence Booth (1480) Edywyn Sandys (1588) The monument of the last of these is shown above; the unamed effigy and some of the crosses and brass matrices may relate to the others. South Transept Above: Talbot Right: Frank Russell DSO DD Barry (1976) Bishop 1941-1963 Left: Memorial to Father Reginald Tribe (1952) Director SSM. Carving by Alan Coleman formerly in Kelham Great Chapel Chancel Bishop Ridding (1904) Bronze/ alabaster. Headmaster of Winchester and first bishop of Southwell 1884-1904. Composition by Caröe; bronze by Pomeroy Choir - South Aisle Damaged effigy of an archbishop. Alabaster c 1450

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