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Chelmsford Cathedral is a parish
church cathedral and one of the new 20 cathedrals to be created
in England between 1836 and 1927.
Chelmsford's 15th century parish
church became a cathedral in 1914. Essex's ancient Christian
history is emphasized by the joint dedication of St Cedd,
who came to this part of the country from Northumbria in the
7th century. The dedication was made in 1954. As
Chelmsford Cathedral also serves as a parish church the head
of the Chapter, who is also an incumbent, is called the provost
and not the dean.
Much of the ancient church collapsed
in 1800 and a great deal of the present structure dates from
the rebuilding that followed that catastrophe. The church
was extend in the 1920s and major internal restoration and
restoration was carried out in the 1980s.
Chelmsford Cathedral is noted
for its magnificent 15th century tower. The major refurbishment
in the 1980s included contemporary works of distinction.
The Cathedral's splendid new organs date from 1994 and 1996.
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