by Helen Kain | Jun 22, 2025 | Cathedral Tapestry, Cathedrals, Featured
Forty-two cathedrals, ten years, and one curious Canadian I didn’t set out to build a catalogue of cathedrals. Or stately homes. Or rebellious reformers. Or ecclesiastical power plays. I just liked beautiful places. It began with a trip to Devon and a visit to...
by Helen Kain | Oct 20, 2024 | Beautiful Towns, Castles & Stately Houses, Cathedrals, England, Home, Unique Places to Stay
Picking up from England in the Autumn Part II, we departed from South Lodge at Montacute. We were going to Grantham to stay at another National Trust self-catering cottage, No. 1 Belton, on the Belton Estate. The house was built in 1896 for the Clerk of Works, a...
by Helen Kain | Mar 15, 2023 | Cathedrals, England
Unabashedly Baroque, the Cathedral Church of St. Philip was initially a parish church, joining the Cathedral ranks only in 1905, and is one of the smallest of their number. In the early 18th century, Birmingham’s burgeoning metal industry prompted building of a...
by Helen Kain | Mar 14, 2023 | Cathedrals, England
The Diocese of Blackburn was carved out of the Diocese of Manchester in 1926, and the parish church of St Mary the Virgin became Blackburn Cathedral. Blackburn asserts evidence of Christian activity since 596. In 1820, when the foundations of the oldest part of the...
by Helen Kain | Mar 13, 2023 | Cathedrals, England
Bradford is one of three Cathedrals in the Diocese of Leeds, the others being Ripon and Wakefield. The present church, the third on the site, was built in the 15th century and incorporated elements from the previous building. Standing high on the hillside above the...
by Helen Kain | Mar 12, 2023 | Cathedrals, England
Most medieval cathedrals grow younger from west to east. The western portion, almost invariably the nave, was built first. Fancy add-ons—choirs, presbyteries and lady chapels—were tacked onto the east as energy, war-free interludes, and funds permitted. Bristol is the...
