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Directory > Arts > Architecture > Building_Types > Religious > Christian > History > Churches > Cathedrals > Gothic > United Kingdom

 
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768 Listings - DR (10/10)768 Listings - DR (10/10) Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford - http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=278&Itemid=324
The official site gives a substantial history, with sources. Founded as the church of an Anglo-Saxon nunnery and incorporated into a college, Christ Church became a cathedral in 1546.
34,428 Listings - DR (10/10)34,428 Listings - DR (10/10) Gothic Architecture in England: The Cathedrals - http://members.tripod.com/gothic_architecture/
Amy Johansen's outline of the topic, using Wells, Lincoln and Gloucester as examples of the three main styles of Gothic Architecture. Includes bibliography.
164 Listings - DR (9/10)164 Listings - DR (9/10) Winchester Cathedral: St. Swithun's Shrine - http://www.britannia.com/church/shrines/sw-shrine.html
An illustrated article in Britannia pieces together the evidence for the structure of this popular shrine destroyed in 1538. Bibliography.
164 Listings - DR (9/10)164 Listings - DR (9/10) Gloucester Cathedral - http://www.britannia.com/church/studies/gloscath.html
Britannia Internet Magazine supply photographs, an engraving, history (by David Nash Ford) and detailed architectural analysis with bibliography (by Stephanie James).
164 Listings - DR (9/10)164 Listings - DR (9/10) Hereford Cathedral History - http://www.britannia.com/history/herefords/churches/herefordcath.html
Text edited by David Nash Ford from Cathedrals (1924) with one photograph.
70 Listings - DR (6/10)70 Listings - DR (6/10) Exeter Cathedral Keystones and Carvings - http://hds.essex.ac.uk/exetercath/index.html
Avril Henry and Anna Hulbert's searchable explanatory catalogue of the medieval interior sculptures. Images, descriptions, introduction, notes and bibliography; clickable plan.
482 Listings - DR (6/10)482 Listings - DR (6/10) Leicester Cathedral - http://www.cathedral.leicester.anglican.org/
The official web-site has a floor plan, brief history and illustrated tour of the medieval Church of St Martin which became a cathedral in 1927.
On Target - DR (6/10)On Target - DR (6/10) Lincoln Cathedral - http://www.lincolncathedral.com/
The official site provides an outline history with reconstruction drawings, and a well-designed tour: beautiful photographs, including close-ups, with brief explanations, and a clickable plan.
On Target - DR (6/10)On Target - DR (6/10) Chester Cathedral - http://www.chestercathedral.com/
The official site gives history, description and visitor information. The church of the former Abbey of St Werburgh became a cathedral in 1541.
404 Listings - DR (6/10)404 Listings - DR (6/10) Worcester Cathedral - http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuengl/mainwor.html
Photographs and an elevation drawing from Alison Stones, Images of Medieval Art and Architecture.
15 Listings - DR (5/10)15 Listings - DR (5/10) Medieval Cathedrals in England and Wales A-Z Guide - http://www.britainexpress.com/Where_to_go_in_Britain/Cathedrals/Cathedrals1.htm
Britain Express provides a tourist guide: thumbnail photographs, brief histories and visitor information.
5 Listings - DR (5/10)5 Listings - DR (5/10) Lichfield Cathedral - http://www.lichfield.gov.uk/cathedral-early.ihtml
The City Council offers an illustrated history of the medieval cathedral and its predecessors: Litchfield has been the seat of a bishop from the 7th century.
On Target - DR (4/10)On Target - DR (4/10) Salisbury Cathedral - http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/
The attractive official site has a brief history and building chronology. An interactive map of the close leads to photographs, history and visitor information on the buildings around the cathedral.
On Target - DR (4/10)On Target - DR (4/10) York Minster - http://www.yorkminster.org/
The elegant official site for the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe. Well-designed tour with photographs and brief historical details.
32 Listings - DR (4/10)32 Listings - DR (4/10) Medieval English Cathedrals and Churches - http://myweb.lmu.edu/sshepherd/med.htm
S.H. Shepherd's professional photos of Durham, Gloucester, Lincoln, Litchfield and Salisbury Cathedrals, along with some churches.
On Target - DR (3/10)On Target - DR (3/10) Rochester Cathedral - http://www.rochestercathedral.org/
Largely Gothic, though with some Romanesque architecture remaining. The official site provides history, virtual tour using a sensitive ground plan and visitor information.
1,627 Listings - DR (3/10)1,627 Listings - DR (3/10) Llandaff Cathedral - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/llandaff/
The official site provides an illustrated history of this mainly Gothic cathedral on one of the oldest Christian sites in Britain.
On Target - DR (2/10)On Target - DR (2/10) St Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen - http://www.stmachar.com/
The official web-site delves into the medieval cathedral's Celtic roots and has a limited photo album.
On Target - DR (2/10)On Target - DR (2/10) Canterbury Cathedral - http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org
The official site provides photographs, history and an interactive tour.
On Target - DR (2/10)On Target - DR (2/10) Lichfield Cathedral - http://www.lichfield-cathedral.org
The official web-site provides a history and floor-plan coloured to show dated building phases, with details of what is where. Photograph album has expandable thumbnails.
5 Listings - DR (0/10)5 Listings - DR (0/10) St. Woolos Cathedral, Newport, Wales - http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/monmouth/people/cathedral/
The official web-site supplies an outline history of the Norman and Gothic church adopted as the cathedral for the new diocese of Monmouth in 1929.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Sheffield Cathedral - http://www.sheffield-cathedral.co.uk
Provides a history of this medieval church elevated to cathedral status in modern times.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Gloucester Cathedral - http://www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk/
The official web-site has an outline history, detailed plan and gallery of beautiful photographs using natural lighting effects. Also visitor information.
5 Listings - DR (0/10)5 Listings - DR (0/10) Bristol Cathedral - http://www.about-bristol.co.uk/chu-01.html
About Bristol supplies photographs and a brief history of the Abbey of St Augustine, founded in 1140, which became the Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in 1542.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Brecon Cathedral, Wales - http://www.breconcathedral.org.uk/
An illustrated history is provided by this official web-site. Once the church of Brecon Priory and then a parish church, it became a cathedral in 1923.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Winchester Cathedral - http://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/
The official site of this magnificent medieval church provides a history, plan showing building phases and features, illustrated description and a gallery of professional, expandable photographs.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Ripon Cathedral - http://www.riponcathedral.org.uk/
The official site provides an outline history of the medieval minster which became a cathedral in 1836 and an educational tour, with clickable cutaway view leading to text and illustrations suitable for school use.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh - http://www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/
The official site includes history and images of the building, a large presbyterian church commonly known as a cathedral since it served that purpose for part of the 17th century.
5 Listings - DR (0/10)5 Listings - DR (0/10) Exeter Cathedral - http://www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/
The official web-site. Clear interactive plan, coloured to show building phases. Clicking on locations leads to large photographs and brief details, which can also be seen by following the tour.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Bradford Cathedral - http://www.bradfordcathedral.co.uk/
The official site includes a brief history, tour and images of this comparatively modest cathedral. The medieval parish church of St Peter became a cathedral in 1919.

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