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Bradford Cathedral |
Cathedral
and Parish Church of St Peter, Church Bank, Bradford
One of England's parish church cathedrals,
it has a fine 15th century tower
but the wings on either side of the tower have hidden much of the church.
The nave dates from the 15th century but the clerestory, south wall
and porch were built in the 19th century. In the 1960s a new east
end was created including a chancel, an ambulatory, three chapels and
a chapter-house. A landscaped cathedral close has been created
with houses for the provost and canons. Inside
features include a memorial tablet by the 18th century Yorkshire sculptor
John Flaxman and a f William Morris window.
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Ripon Cathedral |
The Cathedral
Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, Ripon
Ripon is one of England's smaller cathedrals, its main features is
the Saxon crypt, one of the oldest in Europe, part of one of England's
first stone churches destroyed
by the Danes. A new church was built in 1080, but few traces of the
Norman church remain, and today is an extension of, the fourth church
to be constructed on the site. Ripon
suffered damage a during the Reformation and the Civil War but underwent
considerable restoration in the 19th century. Features include a
medieval stained glass window and the choir stalls with their carved
set of 34 misericordst. The
Saxon crypt today houses the cathedral's treasury. more
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Sheffield Cathedral |
The Cathedral
of St Peter and St Paul, York Street, Sheffield
A place of worship for over 1,000 years
The church is a mixture of Perpendicular
and 20th century work and contains an 15th century oak sedile (a seat
used by the celebrant during High Mass), one of only 3 portable ones
in the country, stalls created by Sir Ninian Comper and a small, treasury.
The imposing tomb of the 6th Earl, one of the husbands of Bess of
Harwick, is in the south chapel. more
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York Minster |
The Cathedral
and Metropolitical Church of St Peter, Deangate, York
York Minster, one of England's great pre-Reformation
cathedrals, is the largest Gothic church north of the Alps.
It is not only the cathedral church of the diocese of York but also
of the northern province of England and the seat of one of the country's
two archbishops. Little remains of the early churches on the
site, in 1220 the present church was started, the construction took
250 years. In 1984 a fire destroyed roof of the south transept and
he restoration of the roof, vaulting and glass cost the cathedral
£2.25 million.Inside is the largest collection of stained or 'painted'
glass in England, the east window has the greatest area of painted
medieval glass anywhere. Other features are the late-15th century
stone choir screen, the 13th century chapter-house, and the crypt
with the remains of York's Roman legionary fortress, Viking gravestones
and incised Norman columns. more
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Wakefield Cathedral |
The Cathedral
Church of All Saints, Northgate, Wakefield
One of the 20 new cathedrals created in England between 1836 and 1927
and one of the 12 'parish church cathedrals'. Built
on the site of a Saxon church in the 14th century, the
spire of All Saints, at 247 ft, is the tallest in Yorkshire.
Inside there is a 17th century font, and 18th century stalls, another
feature is the memorial to Bishop Walsham Howe, the first Bishop of
Wakefield. more
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