detail of parrot lectern in St Cross Church

            St Cross Church is part of the medieval Hospital of St Cross and Almshouse of Noble Poverty  in Winchester, England.  It was founded between 1133 and 1136 and is the oldest charitable institution in the UK.

The founder was Henry de Blois, Bishop of Winchester, grandson of William the Conqueror, half brother to King Stephen of England.

Its wooden lectern is unusual: it has a parrot's head on an eagle's body, with a heart lying flat on top of the head.  The reason for the heart and the parrot's head is (apparently) to remind the vicar that the words of the Bible should be read with conviction, not just repeated like a parrot.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Winchester (show map)

Taken on: August 13, 2010

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ28, f/3.7, 0.3 sec, 41.9mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ28
Aperture:	f/3.7
Exposure Time:	0.3
Focal Length:	41.9mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.1.0
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