I’ve wanted to visit Winchester Cathedral for a while now due to the Jane Austen connection (she is buried here) but until I arrived I had no idea how large and full of interesting tombs, artefacts and museums it would prove to be.
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Winchester Cathedral
Categories: England, Hampshire, Winchester
Tags: photo post, guided tour, stained glass, architecture, cathedral, statue, history, exhibition, free tour, jane austen, pre-raphaelites
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Shrewsbury Cathedral
The cathedral was the last of the religious buildings I visited in Shrewsbury and again I received a very warm welcome. The cathedral was designed by Edward Pugin, 18 year old son of Augustus Pugin of Palace of Westminster design fame. It was finished in 1856 and paid for by Bertram, Earl of Shrewsbury.
Categories: England, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Tags: architecture, cathedral, church, history, photo post, stained glass
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Arundel Cathedral of Our Lady and St Philip Howard
I’d heard that Arundel Cathedral was a beautiful example of Gothic architecture so on my first afternoon in the town I’d gone to take pictures of the exterior before exploring inside a couple of days later. In 1868 Henry Fitzalan Howard commissioned Joseph Hansom (who also designed the famous hansom cab) to design a cathedral that would be in keeping with the impressiveness of Arundel Castle.
Categories: Arundel, England, West Sussex
Tags: architecture, cathedral, free entry, history, photo post, stained glass, stained glass window
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens
The Cathedral has a number of names including the Holy Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary. It’s the principal Greek Orthodox church in Athens and is the seat of the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. Building began on Christmas Day in 1842 using marble from 72 demolished churches.
Categories: Athens, Greece
Tags: architecture, cathedral, church, greek orthodox, history, museum, photo post
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St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
You can’t really miss St. Giles Cathedral, its looming presence in the Old Town of Edinburgh means its visible from all over the city. Saying that, I found I wasn’t really as impressed by St Giles as I have been of other cathedrals I’ve visited. One of Scotland’s most important medieval buildings the current structure was begun in the 14th century and has been a centre of Scottish historical events ever since.
Categories: Edinburgh, Scotland
Tags: architecture, British history, cathedral, history, mosaic, photo post, scottish history, stained glass, statue
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Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral is the oldest cathedral on mainland Scotland, the present building being consecrated in 1197. It’s a large impressive stone building with very high ceilings next to the Necropolis.
Categories: Glasgow, Scotland
Tags: architecture, cathedral, church, photo post, stained glass, stained glass window, stonework
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Ely Cathedral
I’d been looking for some places to visit that are easily accessible by train and I was surprised to find a pretty cheap ticket to Ely for less than £10 so decided that it was time to tick off Ely Cathedral from my to do list.
Categories: Cambridgeshire, Ely, England
Tags: architecture, cathedral, ely cathedral, history, photo post
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Lincoln Castle
Lincoln Castle is directly opposite Lincoln Cathedral and I visited both with a joint ticket of £18. Built in 1068 by William the Conqueror the castle is also the site of a Victorian prison, one of only four original copies of the Magna Carta and Lincoln’s Crown Court, which is still in use today.
Categories: England, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Tags: architecture, castle, cathedral, history, Magna Carta, medieval, photo post, prison
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Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln is only an hour or so away from Nottingham so I decided to take a trip there recently and bought a joint ticket to both the Cathedral and Lincoln Castle which was well worth the price of £18. An easy-ish walk from the railway station (there is a steep hill involved though buses are also available) some of the Cathedral was under scaffolding when I visited but that didn’t detract from the impressiveness of the building.
Categories: England, Lincoln
Tags: architecture, cathedral, christopher wren, guided tour, history, medieval, photo post, roof tour, stained glass
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Notre-Dame Cathedral
This isn’t the post I originally had planned for today but I just wanted to share some photos of my favourite building in one of my favourite cities.
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