
Cathedrals of the Church of England
Janet Gough(Author)
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd
Published on 5. July 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-85759-940-4 (ISBN)
Description
A cathedral is the mother church of a diocese, the seat of a bishop. Together, the 42 English cathedrals of the Church of England constitute one of the world's great achievements in architecture. They are an artistic embodiment of the spiritual sublime as well as a unique record of the history of England. They include the great medieval cathedrals of Canterbury, Winchester, Durham and Ely, which were supported by monastic communities, and the medieval secular glories of Lincoln, Salisbury, Exeter and York Minster. Later, in the wake of the dissolution of the monasteries, Henry VIII was inspired to create several new cathedrals including those at Peterborough, Oxford and Gloucester. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the demands of population growth led to the enlargement and upgrading to cathedral status of a number of fine churches such as Manchester, Birmingham and Southwark, and the building of innovative new cathedrals including Liverpool and Guildford. The destruction of war caused a new cathedral to be built at Coventry. The Cathedral and Church Buildings Division of the Church of England is responsible for national policy on this extraordinary collective heritage.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
90 COLOUR ILLUS
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 165 mm
Weight
369 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85759-940-4 (9781857599404)
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Janet Gough is Director of the Cathedral and Church Buildings Division at the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England.