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Cathedral built by Sir Robert Lorimer 1892/3 initially for the Anglican chaplaincies of the British Army 51°15′36″N 0°45′36″W / 51.260035°N 0.760117°W / 51.260035; -0.760117 ( Aldershot Cathedral
Built in Ireland Bishop is the Archbishop of Canterbury Brentwood Cathedral: Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Helen Catholic Westminster NK NK 1917 NK NK NK NK NK NK 48 3 Percy Daniel NK St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich
The term former cathedral in this list includes any Christian [1] church (building) in Great Britain which has been the seat of a bishop, [2] but is not so any longer. The status of a cathedral, for the purpose of this list, does not depend on whether the church concerned is known to have had a formal "throne" (or cathedra) nor whether a formal territory or diocese was attached to the church ...
Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Located in Canterbury , Kent, it is one of the oldest Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site .
Canterbury Cathedral. Lists of cathedrals in the United Kingdom cover cathedrals, churches that contain the cathedra (Latin for "seat") of a bishop. Cathedrals are usually specific to Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox churches.
Lincoln Cathedral features two major rose windows, which are a highly uncommon feature among medieval architecture in England. On the north side of the cathedral is the "Dean's Eye" which survives from the original structure of the building and on the south side is the "Bishop's Eye" which was most likely rebuilt c. 1325 –1350.
The 'gothic arch' on the other hand was stronger and could be used to make for wider unsupported spaces. Salisbury Cathedral completed 1265. Thus there came to Europe, first the narrow, lancet window, often found in pairs or triplets, called in England the Early English style (here seen at Salisbury cathedral). Examples of parish churches ...
Dating from 1112 to 1519, Exeter Cathedral is the major example of a cathedral built mainly in the later Decorated Gothic style of the 14th century. It has an impressive vault, the longest medieval vault in the world, which runs between two Norman towers placed, uniquely among the cathedrals, over the transepts.