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These misericords are from Ripon Cathedral, where Dorothy Taylor runs an active Education Department and uses the misericords in several kinds of workshop.

Material from this website could be developed to support various curriculum areas. Some general areas are outlined below.

To ask for other ideas and information, or if you have a good idea on how to use the material that you would like to share with us, please contact us.

Art and Design technology: the use of wood and carving techniques; portrayal of animals by carving.

History: Worship in Tudor England; Craftsmen in Medieval England

Literature: Creative writing; Lewis Carroll

RE Places of Worship; Easter

Geography: Sustainable Development, ecology and diversity.


For a range of resources on Cathedrals suitable for Key Stage 2, including a list of cathedrals with websites, see also the BBC site at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/cathedral/index.shtml
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For more about Easter, see under the Curriculum Resources section at www.culham.ac.uk and/or use the search engine on www.theresite.org

With special thanks to Canon Keith Punshon and the Chapter of Ripon Cathedral.

Illustrations: Andrew Cowdell
Photography: Misericords: Maurice Taylor. Ripon Cathedral Choir: Curtis
Authors: Dr Graeme Watson, with Diana Lazenby
Web Design: Matthew Keane
Producer: Diana Lazenby

copyright © March 2002 Culham/REEP

 
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