Random pic 21 March 2025
Gloucester Cathedral - the 'Gloucester Golfer' https://flic.kr/p/2q5NEcqNobody knows who the 'Gloucester Golfer' is. He can't really be playing golf, because the game hadn't been invented when this window was installed in around 1350. He may be playing a medieval game called 'bandy ball', using his stick to hit a leather ball stuffed with feathers. Or he may be a peasant using his stick to drive wild animals away. The greatest mystery is what he is doing here among the shields of England's nobles!
[From Cathedral label text]
Michael Ixer ● 13d1 Comments