by Helen Kain | Mar 15, 2023 | Cathedrals, England, Entertablement Abroad
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, Entertablement Abroad
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, Entertablement Abroad
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, Entertablement Abroad
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...
by Helen Kain | Mar 11, 2023 | Cathedrals, England, Entertablement Abroad
Bury St Edmunds is a gorgeous little market town in Suffolk, East Anglia with a very colourful history. Originally called Beodericsworth (I’m so glad language has evolved, aren’t you?), the Bury part is a derivation of borough though, given the disputes,...
by Helen Kain | Mar 10, 2023 | Cathedrals, England, Entertablement Abroad
Canterbury Cathedral is magnificent in and of itself. Still, it’s probably most famous for being the site of the murder of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop who repeatedly butted heads with King Henry II (husband of Eleanor of Aquitaine, a pretty powerful woman in...
