This guide to 14 cathedral nativities is a festive delight
Our thanks to @_F_B_G_ for his guide to the nativity scenes of English cathedrals. Lovely stuff.
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Christmas is a time of year where normal standards of aesthetics go out the window. I'm very pleased to report that England's Cathedrals have not disappointed in this regard when construcing their Nativity scenes:
— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
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Canterbury, for instance, appears to have raided the ‘disused mannequin’ bin round the back of a local history museum in order to construct theirs: pic.twitter.com/8IGqFeMrQA
— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
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Salisbury appears to have accidently left up its Halloween decorations: pic.twitter.com/gwvm4YKWl7
— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
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Lichfield have decided to conterxtualise the Holy Family with a ‘Hipster Loft Space’ vibe: pic.twitter.com/8ch2J6naAr
— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
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It’s all gone a bit Airfix down in Winchester: pic.twitter.com/lmG8GCcqip
— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
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St Albans’ decision to knit their crib scene has led to a very unrealistic representation of the typical physique of the population of the Bethlehem area in the First Century AD. pic.twitter.com/n1fuu3doXi
— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
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At St Paul’s, a masterpiece of Western art that transformed religious aesthetics for years to come is rather embarrassingly paired with some tatty old painting by a Victorian bloke: pic.twitter.com/zvPxg0N38b
— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
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Diocesan budget cuts mean Hereford have axed most of the supporting players and opted to replace the star with some sort of skeletal death wing. pic.twitter.com/3qWzJQCJxz
— Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_) December 17, 2017
