Latest news about our curious carvings project

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Here you can find the latest news about our project to preserve and interpret the exceptional heritage of St Mary’s medieval and Tudor roof bosses.

We publish ‘Curious Carvings: The Roof Bosses of St Mary’s Beverley’.

23 October 2020

Written by Dr Jennie England, our new book provides interpretations and ultra high definition images of thirty of the Tudor and medieval bosses which adorn the church’s ceilings.

Songs in the Ceiling, Angels in the Architecture: celebrating St Mary’s musical connections from a distance

30th May 2020

Music is in the very fabric of St Mary’s. Jennie England reflects on the church’s relationship with musicians over centuries and the inspiration which it continues to provide to them to this day.