Misericords H

Halifax Minster

West Yorkshire, England

Halifax Minster is the minster church of Halifax. The church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. Formerly the parish church of the town, it was granted minster status in 2009. The Minster stands on the site of an earlier Norman church, dating from the 15th century and the first church on this spot is thought to date from around 1120.
The wooden seats in the sanctuary date from the 15th century, and were restored in 1879. They contain three misericords, and were possibly brought from some nearby abbey – such as Kirkstall – after Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries.  Six other 15th-century misericords, including a Green Man, are located under the chancel’s return stalls.

Sources: Rotary Club; Medieval Misericords in the Halifax Minster, West Yorkshire Raymond Varley 2024, Research Project on Medieval Misericords in Yorkshire; halifaxminster.org.uk

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All Saints, Hereford

There are fourteenth-century misericords carved with figures and creatures in two rows, either side of the nave of the Cathedral.

North Side (left of the photograph looking east) from the west:

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North side front row

South side