1910s Choir West Chester Cathedral Cheshire England Vintage Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

This antique sepia-tone postcard features the Choir West view of Chester Cathedral in Cheshire, England. The photograph showcases the cathedral's famous choir stalls, which are renowned for their exquisite fourteenth-century wood carvings and towering ornate canopies. This perspective looks through the central aisle of the choir, highlighting the intricate craftsmanship of the misericords and the majestic verticality of the surrounding stone architecture

Details

Era: Divided Back (c. 1907–1915)
City: Chester
State: Cheshire
Region: North West England
Country: United Kingdom
Topic: Chester Cathedral, Cathedral Choir, Medieval Wood Carving, Gothic Architecture, Ecclesiastical Interiors.
Condition: Uncirculated
Address Side: Divided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: James Valentine and Sons
Publisher: Valentine's (Series No. 14504)
Printer: Printed in Great Britain
Print Type: Sepiatype / Collotype

Additional Information

The reverse side features the distinct Valentine's Post Card branding, identifying this as part of their Sepiatype series. Valentine's of Dundee was one of the most prolific postcard publishers in the United Kingdom, and this specific printing style was their primary output during the postcard Golden Age preceding World War I. While the image was mass-produced as a postcard during the 1907–1915 era, the photograph itself is much older. The original negative for this view, number 14504, was officially registered by Valentine and Sons in 1890. This card is a pre-war print of a Late Victorian photograph, capturing the choir stalls in exceptional detail.

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