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72. 60. 3. Willis, Mander. Mother church of the Province of Canterbury and of the Anglican Communion worldwide. Chelmsford Cathedral. Cathedral Church of St Mary, St Peter and St Cedd. 51°44′07″N 0°28′20″E / 51.735172°N 0.472219°E / 51.735172; 0.472219 (Chelmsford Cathedral) Anglican.
Lists of cathedrals in the United Kingdom. Canterbury Cathedral. Lists of cathedrals in the United Kingdom cover cathedrals, churches that contain the cathedra (Latin for "seat") of a bishop. Cathedrals are usually specific to Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox churches.
This is a list of cathedrals in England, the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey, as well as Gibraltar. Former and intended cathedrals are listed separately. A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship that is the chief, or "mother" church of a diocese and is distinguished as such by being the location for the cathedra or bishop 's seat.
Durham Cathedral, above the River Wear. The medieval cathedrals of England, which date from between approximately 1040 and 1540, are a group of twenty-six buildings that constitute a major aspect of the country's artistic heritage and are among the most significant material symbols of Christianity. Though diverse in style, they are united by a ...
The cathedral holds one of the four remaining copies of the original Magna Carta, which is now displayed in Lincoln Castle. It is the fourth largest cathedral in the UK by floor area, at approximately 5,000 m 2 (50,000 sq ft), after Liverpool Cathedral, St Paul's Cathedral, and York Minster. [2]
James Orford [ 3 ] St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London. Its dedication in honour of Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site ...
1880–1919. St Peter's church was built 1704, a second parish church for Liverpool. In 1880 the Diocese of Liverpool was created from part of the Diocese of Chester, with St Peter's as its pro-cathedral. Building of a cathedral began in 1904, opening 1919 when St Peter's was closed (demolished 1922).
As a result of the high water table on the new site, the cathedral was built on foundations only 4 feet (1.2 m) deep. By 1258, the nave , transepts , and choir were complete. [ 12 ] As a result of being mostly built in only 38 years, Salisbury has by far the most consistent architectural style of any medieval English cathedral.