Chelmsford Cathedral will host the next stage of an ambitious tour of works by the late Magnum photographer, Peter Marlow.
This free and exceptional photographic exhibition chronicling all 42 naves of England’s Anglican cathedrals, Peter Marlow: The English Cathedral, will be on show in the South Aisle daily from 10th January to 19th February 2025.
Organised by the Peter Marlow Foundation, the charity set up to continue Peter’s legacy, the aim is that this ethereal collection of images will exhibit at each of the 42 cathedrals he visited on his photographic pilgrimage across England.
Peter Marlow (1952 - 2016) was commissioned in 2008 by Royal Mail on the 300th year anniversary of the completion of St Paul’s Cathedral to photograph six Anglican Cathedrals that were issued as commemorative stamps.
So taken was he by these initial magnificent interiors that he set out to photograph all 42, guided over the next three years by a copy of English Cathedrals (1989) by Edwin Smith and Olive Cook and a pack of Anglican Cathedrals of England Top Trumps Cards.
The image taken of Chelmsford Cathedral by Peter Marlow highlights our uniquely coloured and gilded ceiling and gives a glimpse of the Cathedral's incredble modern art collection including Beryl Dean's intricate tapestry beneath the East Window.
Take your own photos
As part of the touring exhibition, the Peter Marlow Foundation is inviting visitors to take their own photographic ‘portraits’ of the exhibition at Chelmsford Cathedral.
Fujifilm has supplied Instax cameras and film at the Cathedral and visitors are asked to take photographs of the exhibition in-situ and the visitors it attracts.
These instant photographs will create an interactive ever-changing display that will be shared as part of the exhibition but also on the social media channels and websites of the Cathedral and the Peter Marlow Foundation to create a contemporary public response to the works.