Way of the Cross - Cathedral Church of Saints Peter & Paul - Clifton


From earliest times Christians have followed in the footsteps of the Lord, tracing the road to Calvary - pausing for prayer and recollection with the Lord in his Passion, and rejoicing with him in his Resurrection.

The Way of the Cross is in Jerusalem but throughout the centuries Jesus’ disciples have followed the Stations of the Cross in their Churches and Cathedrals.

At various periods there have been as many as thirty-six Stations, recalling the various points of the Lord’s last journey. In the Sixteenth Century fourteen Stations were chosen, which are familiar.

Now, with the approval of the Church authority, a new set of fourteen Stations has been chosen specially for the Cathedral at Clifton. Beginning with the Last Supper we are invited to follow the Way with the Jesus, ending with the Risen Lord once again with his disciples breaking bread with them.

These low relief sculptures in concrete designed and executed by William Mitchell are 14 in number. Specially approved by the Vatican the selected events are based upon the biblical accounts of the Passion.

THE 14 STATIONS
[from left to right in the ambulatory at the rear of the Cathedral]
1 Jesus shares the Last Supper with his disciples; 2 Jesus prays in the garden; 3 Jesus is betrayed and arrested; 4 Jesus disowned by Peter; 5 Jesus is scourged and mocked; 6 Jesus is condemned to death; 7 Jesus falls under his cross; 8 Jesus helped by Simon of Cyrene; 9 Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem; 10 Jesus is nailed to the cross; 11 Jesus speaks with his mother; 12 Jesus forgives the repentant thief; 13 Jesus dies on the cross; 14 Jesus is risen.

Photographs© Peter Harrison 2000

 1.Jesus shares the Last Supper with his disciples

 2. Jesus prays in the garden


 3. Jesus is betrayed and arrested

 4. Jesus is disowned by Peter

 5. Jesus is scourged and mocked

 6. Jesus is condemned to death

 7. Jesus falls under his cross
  8. Jesus is helped by Simon of Cyrene
 9. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem

 10. Jesus is nailed to the Cross

 11. Jesus speaks with his mother

 12. Jesus forgives the thief
 13. Jesus dies on the Cross
 14. Jesus is Risen