Monument of Alexander Denton and his first wife Anne Willison, and her baby dressed in swaddling clothes in St Mary the Virgin cathedral Hereford

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2JPH6JRFile size:
51.6 MB (2.3 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5352 x 3372 px | 45.3 x 28.5 cm | 17.8 x 11.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
30 July 2022Location:
5 College Cloisters, Cathedral Close,Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NGMore information:
. An on-location photograph from 5 College Cloisters, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The photograph centres on Monument of Alexander Denton and his first wife Anne Willison, and her baby dressed in swaddling clothes in St Mary the Virgin cathedral Hereford. The broader subject matter reaches into church conservation, religious heritage, Christian iconography, changing streetscape, community memory, historic glazing, community identity, faith heritage, historic commemoration, ecclesiastical decoration, regional identity, contemporary social history, sacred architecture, and stained-glass craftsmanship. From a 2025-onward perspective, historic fabric and church maintenance are closely linked to this subject, alongside how sacred art preserves local patrons, stories and beliefs. The wider contemporary story combines heritage conservation, genealogy and the conservation challenge posed by weathered historic stone and lettering. Future viewers can use this scene from 5 College Cloisters, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after later reinterpretation. The photograph additionally reflects epitaph, changing land use, before-and-after reference, local remembrance, public realm, sacred space, commemorative text, and period detail. The combination of Virgin, cathedral, swaddling, first, and dressed anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. By fixing the subject within 5 College Cloisters, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The view records a point of historical comparison for future local research.