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Bradford CathedralBradford Cathedral - The official site includes a brief history, tour and images of this comparatively modest cathedral. The medieval parish church of St Peter became a cathedral in 1919. Brecon Cathedral, WalesBrecon Cathedral, Wales - An illustrated history is provided by this official web-site. Once the church of Brecon Priory and then a parish church, it became a cathedral in 1923.
Bristol CathedralBristol Cathedral - About Bristol supplies photographs and a brief history of the Abbey of St Augustine, founded in 1140, which became the Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in 1542. Canterbury CathedralCanterbury Cathedral - An unofficial look at this World Heritage building by Peter Blanche: some history and photographs, external and internal, including tombs. Part of the Kent Genealogy Resources site.
Canterbury CathedralCanterbury Cathedral - The official site provides photographs, history and an interactive tour. Chester CathedralChester Cathedral - The official site gives history, description and visitor information. The church of the former Abbey of St Werburgh became a cathedral in 1541.
Christ Church Cathedral, OxfordChrist Church Cathedral, Oxford - The official site gives a substantial history, with sources. Founded as the church of an Anglo-Saxon nunnery and incorporated into a college, Christ Church became a cathedral in 1546. Exeter CathedralExeter Cathedral - The official web-site. Clear interactive plan, coloured to show building phases. Clicking on locations leads to large photographs and brief details, which can also be seen by following the tour.
Exeter Cathedral Keystones and CarvingsExeter Cathedral Keystones and Carvings - Avril Henry and Anna Hulbert's searchable explanatory catalogue of the medieval interior sculptures. Images, descriptions, introduction, notes and bibliography; clickable plan. Gloucester CathedralGloucester Cathedral - The official web-site has an outline history, detailed plan and gallery of beautiful photographs using natural lighting effects. Also visitor information.
Gloucester CathedralGloucester Cathedral - Britannia Internet Magazine supply photographs, an engraving, history (by David Nash Ford) and detailed architectural analysis with bibliography (by Stephanie James). Gothic Architecture in England: The CathedralsGothic Architecture in England: The Cathedrals - Amy Johansen's outline of the topic, using Wells, Lincoln and Gloucester as examples of the three main styles of Gothic Architecture. Includes bibliography.
Hereford Cathedral HistoryHereford Cathedral History - Text edited by David Nash Ford from Cathedrals (1924) with one photograph. Leicester CathedralLeicester Cathedral - The official web-site has a floor plan, brief history and illustrated tour of the medieval Church of St Martin which became a cathedral in 1927.
Lichfield CathedralLichfield Cathedral - The City Council offers an illustrated history of the medieval cathedral and its predecessors: Litchfield has been the seat of a bishop from the 7th century. Lichfield CathedralLichfield Cathedral - The official web-site provides a history and floor-plan coloured to show dated building phases, with details of what is where. Photograph album has expandable thumbnails.
Lincoln CathedralLincoln Cathedral - The official site provides an outline history with reconstruction drawings, and a well-designed tour: beautiful photographs, including close-ups, with brief explanations, and a clickable plan. Llandaff CathedralLlandaff Cathedral - The official site provides an illustrated history of this mainly Gothic cathedral on one of the oldest Christian sites in Britain.
Medieval Cathedrals in England and Wales A-Z GuideMedieval Cathedrals in England and Wales A-Z Guide - Britain Express provides a tourist guide: thumbnail photographs, brief histories and visitor information. Medieval English Cathedrals and ChurchesMedieval English Cathedrals and Churches - S.H. Shepherd's professional photos of Durham, Gloucester, Lincoln, Litchfield and Salisbury Cathedrals, along with some churches.
Ripon CathedralRipon Cathedral - The official site provides an outline history of the medieval minster which became a cathedral in 1836 and an educational tour, with clickable cutaway view leading to text and illustrations suitable for school use. Rochester CathedralRochester Cathedral - Largely Gothic, though with some Romanesque architecture remaining. The official site provides history, virtual tour using a sensitive ground plan and visitor information.
Salisbury CathedralSalisbury Cathedral - The attractive official site has a brief history and building chronology. An interactive map of the close leads to photographs, history and visitor information on the buildings around the cathedral. Salisbury CathedralSalisbury Cathedral - Well-designed tour: an interactive aerial view leads to expandable photographs with commentaries and plans. Also primary text, essay, current research and bibliography. Part of Virginia University's Salisbury Project.
Sheffield CathedralSheffield Cathedral - Provides a history of this medieval church elevated to cathedral status in modern times. St Giles' Cathedral, EdinburghSt Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh - The official site includes history and images of the building, a large presbyterian church commonly known as a cathedral since it served that purpose for part of the 17th century.
St Machar's Cathedral, AberdeenSt Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen - The official web-site delves into the medieval cathedral's Celtic roots and has a limited photo album. St. Woolos Cathedral, Newport, WalesSt. Woolos Cathedral, Newport, Wales - The official web-site supplies an outline history of the Norman and Gothic church adopted as the cathedral for the new diocese of Monmouth in 1929.
Winchester CathedralWinchester Cathedral - The official site of this magnificent medieval church provides a history, plan showing building phases and features, illustrated description and a gallery of professional, expandable photographs. Winchester Cathedral: St. Swithun's ShrineWinchester Cathedral: St. Swithun's Shrine - An illustrated article in Britannia pieces together the evidence for the structure of this popular shrine destroyed in 1538. Bibliography.

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