facts about canterbury cathedral

The oldest bell in the cathedral is Bell Harry (approximately 8longcwt (900lb or 400kg)[91]), which hangs in a cage on the top of the central tower to which the bell lends its name. There is a large lion's head at the end of an archbishop's tomb to discover. There are currently 53 statues representing various figures who have been influential in the life of the cathedral and the English church such as clergy, members of the royal family, saints, and theologians. Throughout its history, 5 archbishops were brutally murdered, the first one way back in 1012. He also led the Church of England. Only 30 metres long, the church had nothing on the Cathedral it would later be consumed by. It is the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. There was no significant damage to the stonework or interior and the damage was quickly repaired. Of the millions who have visited and worked there, still thousands have left a trace to be seen if you look. The south-west tower was not replaced until 1458, and the Norman north-west tower survived until 1834 when it was replaced by a replica of its Perpendicular companion. It is located in Canterbury, Kent. On the cathedral grounds, Christ Church Gate gives entrance to the remains of the monastic buildings, and a Norman staircase leads to the hall of the Kings School, founded in the early Middle Ages as a monastic school and reestablished in 1541 by Henry VIII as a grammar school for boys. Pope John Paul II's visit to the United Kingdom, List of musicians at English cathedrals Canterbury Cathedral, Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England, List of tallest structures built before the 20th century, Timeline of Orthodoxy in the British Isles, The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and Parts Adjacent, https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.185337/page/n38/mode/1up?q=Imme, "The Architectural History of the Conventual Buildings of the Monastery of Christ Church in Canterbury", "The Great Cloister and Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral", "Expert predicts 5.5 magnitude earthquake could hit London at any time", "The missing figures in Canterbury's stained glass Tate", "Canterbury Cathedral statues honour Queen and Duke", "Engineering Timelines Canterbury Cathedral", "The fire in the Canterbury Cathedral 1872", "The restoration of Canterbury Cathedral", "After Angel of the North, a body of nails in a cathedral", "First female diocesan bishop in C of E consecrated", "Partnered gay priest appointed dean of Canterbury Cathedral", "Your Graduation Day at Canterbury Cathedral", "Canterbury Cathedral appeal reaches 11.5m", "Canterbury Cathedral 25 million restoration leaves it like a building site", "The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ, Canterbury", New canon treasurer appointed to cathedral, Canterbury Cathedral: organs and organists, "First new pipes arrive for Cathedral organ", "The National Pipe Organ Register NPOR", "David Flood, the Cathedral's Director of Music, says farewell after four decades", "New Assistant Director of Music appointed", "Schoolgirls end Canterbury Cathedral tradition of male-only choral singing", "All-girl choir makes history at Canterbury", "First Canterbury Cathedral all-girl choir makes its Christmas concert debut", "Medieval bible bought at auction to return to Canterbury Cathedral after 500 years away", Sacred Destinations: Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury Cathedral on Adrian Fletcher's Paradoxplace, BBC news item re.

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