no.E49

Carlisle Cathedral The Salkeld Screen

c. 1930

A richly carved wooden screen between two large stone columns on the north side of the choir. The design incorporates very fine carvings of 12 heads, six on each side. Most of the characters bear some relation to Henry VIII. Some are in contemporary dress, others in Roman style. The Salkeld Screen is so-called because it bears the initials of Lancelot Salkeld, Dean of Carlisle, who became Dean in 1541.