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Scotland), by Maud, daughter of Hugh, 6th Earl of Chester, Vicomte of Avranches. He was born about 1207. Ellen's maritagium included the manors of Bidford, Warwickshire and Suckley, Worcestershire (which property formerly formed part of her mother, Princess Joan's maritagium), as well as the manor of Wellington, Shropshire. They had no issue. Sometime before 1215, he, his parents, and his sister, A, were admitted into the fraternity of Holy Trinity Priory, London "to share in all the benefits of their church." He was senior co-heir in 1232 to his uncle, Ranulph, Earl of Chester. He presented to the church of Grendon, Northamptonshire in 1232. In 1234 the barons and knights of Earl John were forbidden to hold a tournament at Yardley, Northamptonshire. He carried the sword Curtana at the Coronation of Queen Eleanor of Provence, wife of King Henry III, in 1236. He took the Cross about 8 June 1236. SIR JOHN OF SCOTLAND, Earl of Chester and Huntingdon, died at Darnal Abbey, Cheshire shortly before 6 June 1237, and was buried at St. Werburgh's, Chester.
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programme as the south transept, central and southwest towers, and cloister. Neither of the west towers was completed. To the north is the lower stage of a Norman tower, while to the south is the lower stage of a tower designed and begun, probably by Seth and George Derwall, in 1508, but left incomplete following the dissolution of the monastery in 1538. The cathedral's façade is abutted on the north by a Victorian building housing the education centre and largely obscured from view by the building previously used as the
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contained in five separate sites around the cathedral. A programme of repair and re-cataloguing of the contents was instituted. During the 2000s more work was carried out and the refurbished library, housed in three rooms, opened in 2007. The library is available for research and for organised visits by groups.
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as a ring of twelve bells with a flat sixth. The new bells were cast in 1973. Work on the new bell-tower began in February 1973. Two old bells dating from 1606 and 1626 were left in the tower. On 26 February 1975 the bells were rung for the first time to celebrate the wedding of a member of the
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By the 19th century the fabric of the building had become badly weathered, with Charles Hiatt writing that "the surface rot of the very perishable red sandstone, of which the cathedral was built, was positively unsightly" and that the "whole place previous to restoration struck one as woebegone
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is entered from the cathedral through a Norman doorway in the north aisle. The cloister is part of the building programme that commenced in the 1490s and is probably the work of Seth Derwall. The south wall of the cloister, dating from the later part of the Norman period, forms the north wall of the
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in England. The building of the nave was recommenced in 1485, more than 150 years after it was begun. The architect was probably William Rediche. Remarkably, for an English medieval architect, he maintained the original form, changing only the details. The nave was roofed with a stellar vault
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buildings to the north, which are also listed Grade I. The cathedral's construction dates from between the 10th century and the early 16th century, having been modified a number of times throughout history, a typical characteristic of English cathedrals; however, the site itself may
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windows of the clerestory. He also built the central tower, southwest porch and cloisters. Work commenced on the south west tower in 1508, but it had not risen above the roofline at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries, and has never been completed. The central tower, rising to 127 feet
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chapter house, built between 1230 and 1265, is rectangular and opens off a "charming" vestibule leading from the north transept. The chapter house has grouped windows of simple untraceried form. Alec Clifton-Taylor describes the exterior of this building as a "modest but rather elegant example of
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The Organist and Master of the Choristers is Philip Rushforth, Head of Music Outreach and Assistant Organist, Dan Mathieson and Sub-Organist, Alexander Palotai. There are lunchtime organ recitals weekly on Thursday at 1:10pm, immediately following Holy Communion. The monthly program of music is
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style. It is believed that the newer church was built around the older one. That the few remaining parts of the Norman church are of small proportions, while the height and width of the Gothic church are generous would seem to confirm this belief. Aspects of the design of the Norman interior are
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The façade of the cathedral is dominated by a large deeply recessed eight-light window in the Perpendicular style, above a recessed doorway set in a screen-like porch designed, probably by Seth and George Derwall, in the early 1500s. This porch formed part of the same late 15th-century building
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The cathedral and former monastic buildings were extensively restored during the 19th century (amidst some controversy), and a free standing bell tower was added in the 20th century. In addition to holding services for Christian worship, the buildings are a major tourist attraction in
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5. ELLEN OF WALES. She married (1st) about 22 Aug. 1222 JOHN OF SCOTLAND, Knt., 8th Earl of Chester, 10th Earl of Huntingdon, Warden of all the Forests of the Honour of Huntingdon, 1233, 3rd but only surviving son and heir of David, 9th Earl of Huntingdon (brother of William the Lion, King of
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it became the cathedral library. It continued to grow over the centuries, but by the 19th century it had become neglected. Between 1867 and 1885 it was enlarged and in the 1890s new bookcases were added. A further reorganisation took place in the 1920s but by the 1980s the contents were
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Because the south transept is similar in dimension to the nave and choir, views of the building from the south-east and south-west give the impression of a building balanced around a central axis, with its tower as the hub. The tower is of the late 15th century
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The cathedral and precinct are open to visits both by individuals and by groups. The former Refectory of the abbey is used as a café. The Refectory, the Cloister Room, the Chapter House, and the Vestibule can be hired for meetings, receptions and other purposes.
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The west end of the nave is dominated by an eight-light window in the Perpendicular Gothic style which almost fills the upper part of the west wall. It contains stained glass designed by W. T. Carter Shapland dating from 1961 and depicts the
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The cathedral is a place of Christian worship, with two services held daily, and four or five each Sunday. There is Holy Communion each day, and Choral Evensong each day except Wednesday. There is a sung service of cathedral Eucharist every Sunday.
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by Michael O'Connor, dated 1857. Other stained glass windows in the north aisle are by William Wailes, by Heaton, Butler and Bayne, and by Clayton and Bell. The chapel contains a piscina dating from the 14th century, and monuments to
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The 13th-century Lady Chapel contains the stone shrine of Saint Werburgh which dates from the 14th century and which used to contain her relics. The shrine, of similar red sandstone as the cathedral, has a base pierced with deep
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The interior of Chester Cathedral gives a warm and mellow appearance because of the pinkish colour of the sandstone. The proportions appear spacious because the view from the west end of the nave to the east end is unimpeded by a
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Apart from services, a variety of events such as concerts, recitals, exhibitions and tours are held at the cathedral. There are weekly lunchtime organ recitals each Thursday, and concerts by the Chester Cathedral Nave Choir.
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and the nave, although not long, is both wide and high compared with many of England's cathedrals. The piers of the nave and choir are widely spaced, those of the nave carrying only the clerestory of large windows with no
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troops. As a consequence, its stained glass dates mainly from the 19th and 20th centuries and has representative examples the significant trends in stained glass design from the 1850s onwards. Of the earlier
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Although little trace of the 10th-century church has been discovered, save possibly some Saxon masonry found during a 1997 excavation of the nave, there is much evidence of the monastery of 1093. This work in the
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of London was installed in the cathedral, replacing an instrument with parts dating back to 1626. The organ was rebuilt and enlarged by Whiteley Bros of Chester in 1876, to include harmonic flutes and reeds by
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of the cathedral responsible for its construction. The tower is built in concrete, faced with sandstone at its base. It is the first detached bell tower to be built for a cathedral in this country since the
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building, and the south tower is of the early 16th century. At the eastern end, the symmetrical arrangement of the aisles was lost when the end of the south aisle was demolished and rebuilt in an
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date from 1876, and were designed by J. R. Clayton. The east window has tracery of an elegant Decorated Gothic design which is filled with stained glass of 1884 by Heaton, Butler and Bayne.
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on Sunday evenings and in other services, also takes part in concerts, and undertakes tours. Having been founded during the 1860s, it is the longest-running voluntary cathedral choir in Britain.
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on the north side remaining from an earlier building, and an unusually large south transept. As the plan shows, the asymmetry extends to the west front, where the north tower remains from the
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Scott's restorations were not without their critics and caused much debate in architectural circles. Scott claimed to have archaeological evidence for his work, but the Liverpool architect,
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The nave of six bays, and the large, aisled south transept were begun in about 1323, probably to the design of Nicholas de Derneford. There are a number of windows containing fine
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and his son Charles made further additions and modifications, including restoring and reinstating the Shrine of St Werburgh. More work was carried out in the 20th century by
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for his restoration work. In addition to the restoration of the fabric of the building, Scott designed internal fittings such as the choir screen to replace those destroyed during the
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restored the south transept, adding corner turrets. This part of the building served until 1881 as the parish church of St Oswald, and it was ecclesiastically separate. From 1844
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In 907 Chester was refortified against the threat from the Vikings, and shortly afterwards the minster was founded or refounded, and Werburgh's remains were transferred there from
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it was dismantled. Some of the parts were found during the 1873 restoration of the cathedral and the shrine was reassembled in 1888 by Blomfield. A carving of St Werburgh by
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off the west range of the cloisters, which dates from the early 12th century, and which was originally used by the monks for storing food. It consists of two naves with
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and neglected; it perpetually seemed to hover on the verge of collapse, and yet was without a trace of the romance of the average ruin". Between 1818 and 1820 the architect
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The aisles of the choir previously both extended on either side of the Lady Chapel. The south aisle was shortened in about 1870 by George Gilbert Scott, and given an
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The small Norman transept has clerestory windows containing stained glass by William Wailes, installed in 1853. The sacristy, of 1200, has an east window depicting
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The monuments include those to George Ogden who died in 1781, by Hayward, to Anne Matthews who died in 1793, by Thomas Banks, to John Philips Buchanan who died at
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Towards the end of 1963 the cathedral bells, which were housed in the central tower, were in need of an overhaul and ringing was suspended. In 1965 the Dean asked
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From about 1493 until 1525 the architect appears to have been Seth Derwall, succeeded by George Derwall until 1537. Seth Derwall completed the south transept to a
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in the south transept: a tablet to family members killed during the First World War (top) and a tablet to Vice-Admiral Wion Egerton (below), killed in the Second.
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of several building stages from the 13th to the early 16th century. The richness of the 13th-century tracery is accentuated by the presence of ornate,
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was installed in the cathedral grounds and dedicated to the fallen soldiers of the First World War and later the Second World War. In 1973–75 a detached
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and in remaining parts of the monastic buildings. The abbey church, beginning with the Lady Chapel at the eastern end, was extensively rebuilt in
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says of the interior "It is a wonderfully noble room" which is the "aesthetic climax of the cathedral". To the north of the chapter house is the
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Chester Cathedral has an east–west axis, common to many cathedrals, with the chancel at the eastern end, and the façade to the west. The plan is
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have strongly modelled attached shafts, supporting deeply moulded arches. There is a triforium gallery with four cusped arches to each bay. The
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windows and large multi-light windows in each of the three cliff-like ends. To the north of the cathedral are monastic buildings, including the
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to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the cathedral and contain the dates 1092 and 1992 to reflect the theme of "continuity and change".
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The cloisters were restored in the 20th century, and the stained glass windows contain the images of some 130 saints. The cloister
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The present building, dating from around 1283 to 1537, mostly replaced the earlier monastic church founded in 1093 which was built in the
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In October 2021, the abbey's gateway was one of 142 sites across England to receive part of a £35-million injection into the government's
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With these exceptions, most of the decoration and the fittings of the quire date from the 19th century and are in keeping with the
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The treasures of Chester Cathedral are its rare fittings, specifically its choir stalls and the 17th-century furnishing of the bishop's
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dating from 1697. The lower part of the north wall of the nave is also from the Norman building, but can only be viewed from the
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Leading from the south of the undercroft is the abbot's passage which dates from around 1150 and consists of two bays with
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east end, becoming the chapel of St Erasmus. The eastern end of the north aisle contains the chapel of St Werburgh.
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The choral tradition at Chester is 900 years old, dating from the foundation of the Benedictine monastery. In 1741
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The choir, of five bays, was built between 1283 and 1315 to the design of Richard Lenginour, and is an early example of
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The earliest recorded appointment of an organist is of John Brycheley in 1541. Notable organists include the composers
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of the south porch, renewed the wooden vault of the choir and added a great many decorative features to the interior.
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in the 15th century. In February 1969, nine of the ten bells in the central tower were removed to be recast by
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have been used for Christian worship since Roman times. All the major styles of English medieval architecture, from
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The west window is Perpendicular Gothic with 20th-century stained glass by W. T. Carter Shapland (1961).
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The most famous feature of the quire is the set of choir stalls, dating from about 1380, and described above. The
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The south transept window, Flowing Decorated Gothic, with High Victorian glass by Heaton Butler and Bayne (1887)
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The north quire aisle has a stone screen by R. C. Hussey and an iron gate dated 1558 that came from
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The sandstone exterior (from the south west) has much decorative architectural detail but is heavily restored.
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and in the First and Second World Wars. At the corner of the transept with the north aisle is a 17th-century
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Canon Missioner & Vice Dean — Jane Brooke (since 11 September 2010 installation; Acting Dean, 2017–2018)
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cupboard from the late 13th century. The front of the chapter house was rebuilt to a design by Hussey.
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was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and is dated 1913. The stained glass in the west window, depicting the
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calls them "exquisite" and says of the misericords that "for delicacy and grace they surpass even those at
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still visible in the north transept, which retains wall arcading and a broadly moulded arch leading to the
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Chester Tourist". Chester Tourist.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2008
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compelled the Dean to attempt to answer the criticism. The debate contributed to the establishment of the
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The quire is entered through a screen designed by George Gilbert Scott, with gates made by Skidmore. The
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painting by Clayton and Bell, dated 1874. Elsewhere the stained glass in the aisle is by Wailes, and by
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Lewis, C. P. (2008). "Edgar, Chester and the Kingdom of the Mercians, 957-9". In Scragg, Donald (ed.).
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who died in 1686, designed by Arthur Blomfield and carved by Nicholas Earp, with a recumbent effigy by
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style during the 13th and 14th centuries. At the time of the dissolution of the monasteries, the
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The cathedral church of Chester; a description of the fabric and a brief history of the episcopal see
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There are also several notable modern windows, the most recent being the refectory window of 2001 by
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of Liverpool in 1969, when a new mechanism and some new pipework made to a design by the organist,
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The Lady Chapel to the eastern end of the choir dates from between 1265 and 1290. It is of three
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The Bishop's Throne was created in the 19th century in the style of the 14th century choir stalls
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drip-mouldings around the windows; those around the perpendicular windows are of simpler form.
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at Chester. There are usually eight choral services in the cathedral each week. Chester has a
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tracery of this period. The work ceased in 1375, in which year there was a severe outbreak of
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The building of the nave, begun in 1323, was halted by plague and completed 150 years later.
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shape. The nave, choir and south transept have wide aisles on either side, and are lit by
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times the dedication of an early chapel on this site was changed from Saint Peter to
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A library has been present since the time of St Werburgh's Abbey, and following the
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and dating from 1846. In 1555, George Marsh, Martyr stood trial here accused of heresy.
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style, and the southwest tower of the façade had been begun. The west front was given a
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The chapter house has stained glass in its east window by Heaton, Butler and Bayne and
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Monuments in the nave include those to Roger Barnston, dated 1838, by John Blayney, to
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windows in the north and south walls, dated 1882–83, by Blomfield. It contains an oak
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was designed by Scott, and was made by F. Stuflesser. The bishop's throne or "
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The 20th century has seen continued maintenance and restoration. In 1922, the
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to a design by R. C. Hussey. Other stained glass in the transept is by
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Canon for Worship and Spirituality – Rosie Woodall (since 20 May 2023 licensing)
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carried out a limited restoration including work on the south side of the nave.
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Cathedrals, Abbeys and Famous Churches — Chester, Manchester and Liverpool
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Much of the exterior stonework has been refaced in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Chester Cathedral in the Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland
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The south transept, formerly the parish church of St Oswald contains a
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The Nativity Window in the Chapel of St Werburgh, by Michael O'Connor (1853)
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by Stephen Broadbent. The refectory roof is dated 1939 and was designed by
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Chester and the cathedral is used as a venue for concerts and exhibitions.
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Six Days: The Story of the making of the Chester Cathedral Creation Window
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The choir stalls date from about 1380. They have high, spiky, closely set
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The Lady Chapel has Lancet Gothic windows with mid-19th-century glass by
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by Alan Younger (1992) celebrate the 900th anniversary of the cathedral.
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family. The official opening on 25 June 1975 was performed by the
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to members of the Cheshire (Earl of Chester's) Yeomanry killed in the
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The north west tower is also of Norman construction. It serves as the
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gallery. The proportions are made possible partly because the ornate
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The south transept has window tracery in the Flowing Decorated style
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William Rediche(?) (1461–90s); Seth and George Derwall (1495–1530s);
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The south aisle was shortened in about 1870 by Scott, and given an
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in the middle two lights, flanked by the northern saints Werburgh,
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in the south wall. On the east wall are four chapels, each with a
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Richard Lenginour (1272–1314); Nicholas de Derneford (?)(1316–31);
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Public Sculpture of Cheshire and Merseyside (excluding Liverpool)
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and are rich with figurative carving. The stalls include 48 
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In 1636 the space beneath the south west tower became a bishop's
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Rosie Woodall (Vice Dean and Canon for Spirituality and Worship)
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Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Mediecal Families
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Altar in the south transept with a reredos depicting scenes of
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is the best represented, in the south aisle (1862), as well as
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carved in whale ivory. A niche contains a rare example of a "
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On so-called restorations of our cathedral and abbey churches
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of St Werburgh's Abbey, Thomas Clarke, became the first
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Dan Mathieson (Head of Music Outreach and Assistant Organist)
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framed by pelicans, symbols of Christ's love for the Church.
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was designed by the restorer R. C. Hussey and the
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The west front with recessed Perpendicular window and portal
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Richardson, Douglas (2011). Everingham, Kimball G. (ed.).
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Cathedral in Chester and the seat of the Bishop of Chester
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Chester Cathedral & its Historic Links with New York
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The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England
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granted land to the Minster of St Werburgh in Chester.
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The Chester Cathedral Old Choristers Association pages
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Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester
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Nuttall, Derek (2009), "Chester Cathedral Library",
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style may be seen in the northwest tower, the north
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Monasteries dissolved under the English Reformation
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Watkins Shaw. 1991 3592: 1656:Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings 663:of the new cathedral, at the head of a secular 7300:Church of England church buildings in Cheshire 6444:St Michael and All Angels Church, Little Leigh 6304:St Mary and All Saints' Church, Great Budworth 5052: 5002:Edgar King of the English: New Interpretations 4876: 4634: 4632: 4390: 4378: 4275: 4258: 4237: 4198: 4116: 3983: 3930: 3892: 3880: 3865: 3850: 3818: 3806: 3794: 2237:and one of a pair of candlesticks in the quire 2114:A beer-swilling man with the rear end of a pig 1538:, approached by a staircase with an ascending 6988: 6199:St Michael and All Angels Church, Crewe Green 6049:English Presbyterian Church of Wales, Chester 5909:St John the Evangelist's Church, Ashton Hayes 5834: 5580: 5286: 5018: 3677: 1759:(originally the 22nd Regiment of Foot). 1324:because the interior has been decorated with 695:entrance, but the tower was never completed. 6319:St John the Baptist's Church, Guilden Sutton 6014:St Mary's and St Michael's Church, Burleydam 4403: 4401: 4399: 2262:was added in 1993. Also in the chapel are a 1497: 984:St Mary Magdalen Chapel (Children's Chapel) 460:stronghold. There may have been a Christian 7002: 6829:St John the Evangelist's Church, Warrington 4641: 4629: 1926:Chester suffered badly at the hands of the 444:, are represented in the present building. 6995: 6981: 5841: 5827: 5587: 5573: 5293: 5279: 4966:Home, Beatrice (1925), Gordon Home (ed.), 4817: 3984:Nicholson, Albert; Scott, Valerie (2004), 3941: 3939: 3690: 3688: 3686: 2920:Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester 2651:. On the refectory's west wall there is a 2618: 2357:. In the north transept is a freestanding 2345:North transept, sacristy and chapter house 1825:arches and spirelets. The stall ends have 1177:are the work of the restoration architect 915:Monk's Parlour with Song School above it. 559:, as it was then, was restored in 1057 by 420:. Since 1541, it has been the seat of the 7345:Pre-Reformation Roman Catholic cathedrals 7310:English churches with Norman architecture 6924:St John the Evangelist's Church, Winsford 6689:St John the Evangelist's Church, Sandiway 6419:St John the Evangelist's Church, Kingsley 6044:St John the Evangelist's Church, Chelford 5889:St John the Evangelist's Church, Alvanley 4396: 3829: 3827: 3310: 3308: 3306: 3304: 3302: 3300: 3298: 3296: 3294: 3292: 3290: 3288: 2663:in the 17th century from one of the 2100:, and to William Mainwaring, dated 1671. 1232:Norman architecture in the north transept 72: 7355:13th-century church buildings in England 6149:St Bartholomew's Church, Church Minshull 5974:St John the Baptist's Church, Bollington 5848: 5081: 4858: 4624:English Hymns: Their Authors and History 4311: 4210: 3915: 3719: 3717: 3653: 3632: 3628: 3626: 3624: 3525:"St John the Baptist, Chester, Cheshire" 3511: 3396: 3345: 3286: 3284: 3282: 3280: 3278: 3276: 3274: 3272: 3270: 3268: 2862: 1955:. The Aesthetic style is represented by 1888:Organ and organists of Chester Cathedral 1488: 1413: 1354:The Choir, Decorated Gothic, (1283–1315) 994:St. George's Chapel (Cheshire Regiment) 480:. This is supported by evidence that in 7315:English Gothic architecture in Cheshire 6934:Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wistaston 6864:St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston 6804:Holy Ascension Church, Upton-by-Chester 6714:St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood 6559:St John the Evangelist's Church, Norley 6549:St Mary's and St Helen's Church, Neston 6469:King Edward Street Chapel, Macclesfield 6434:St John the Baptist's Church, Knutsford 6394:Church of St Mary of the Angels, Hooton 6114:St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Chester 5143: 5126:Tatton-Brown, Tim; Crook, John (2002), 5116: 5097: 5036: 4906:, Bristol: Alastair Sawday Publishing, 4482: 4470: 4458: 4446: 4434: 4299: 4287: 4271: 4269: 4267: 4233: 4231: 4222: 4194: 4192: 4190: 4188: 4179: 4167: 4112: 4110: 4108: 4106: 4104: 4022: 4020: 3991:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 3971: 3936: 3926: 3924: 3876: 3874: 3861: 3859: 3846: 3844: 3842: 3729: 3723: 3683: 3480: 3182: 2910:Maud of Gloucester, Countess of Chester 2794:List of musicians at English cathedrals 2647:and installed in 2001 to celebrate the 2061:floor of the tower bay was designed by 1472: 1461:rather like that of the Lady Chapel at 372:(Organist and Master of the Choristers) 14: 7267: 6629:St Christopher's Church, Pott Shrigley 6529:Minshull Vernon United Reformed Church 6514:St James' and St Paul's Church, Marton 6094:Church of St Mary-on-the-Hill, Chester 6029:St John the Evangelist's Church, Byley 5019:Morris, Edward; Roberts, Emma (2012), 4949: 4638:Cathedral Organists. John E West. 1899 4323: 4204: 4085:. Chester City Council. Archived from 4055:"Chester, Cath Ch of Christ & BVM" 3911: 3909: 3907: 3905: 3903: 3901: 3824: 3790: 3788: 3786: 3784: 3782: 3780: 3778: 3776: 3774: 3649: 3647: 3645: 3643: 3641: 3556: 3554: 3552: 3550: 3548: 3546: 3507: 3505: 3503: 3501: 3486: 3237: 2900:Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester 2777:available on the cathedral's website. 2218:, and a seasonal altar frontal in the 2148:lectern, in the form of a wooden eagle 1997:The font at the end of the north aisle 1103: 6976: 6789:St John the Evangelist's Church, Toft 6519:St Michael and All Angels, Middlewich 6084:St John the Baptist's Church, Chester 5874:St John the Baptist's Church, Aldford 5822: 5568: 5274: 5213:Photographs from Art and Architecture 4999: 4981: 4901: 4800:from the original on 7 September 2013 4548:from the original on 7 September 2013 4155: 4026: 3714: 3621: 3408: 3378: 3358:White, Kevan W. (17 September 2007). 3357: 3265: 3250: 3233: 3231: 3229: 3227: 3225: 3223: 3221: 2915:Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester 2906:Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester 2880:Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester 2627:contains a modern sculpture entitled 2567:in 1916 who included the 16-year-old 2134:being carried Heavenwards by griffons 1762: 1703:The Cheshire Regiment Memorial Garden 866:South quire aisle/St. Erasmus chapel 456:The city of Chester was an important 6859:All Saints' Church, Weston, Cheshire 6589:St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley 6249:St Luke's Church, Dunham on the Hill 5984:Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bosley 5594: 5266:Chester Cathedral Nave Choir Website 4965: 4954:(Third ed.), London: Batsford, 4793:Organising an Event at the Cathedral 4264: 4252: 4228: 4185: 4101: 4060:Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers 4017: 3977: 3921: 3871: 3856: 3839: 3833: 3492: 3384: 3219: 3217: 3215: 3213: 3211: 3209: 3207: 3205: 3203: 3201: 2965: 2784:(1821–1894) was a canon of Chester. 2419: 2303:(Bishop, 1865–1884), dated 1887, by 2281: 2088:(Bishop, 1689–1707), dated 1708, to 1507:nave of the cathedral, and includes 974:Monument to 1st Duke of Westminster 352:Anthony Lees-Smith (Canon Missioner) 7320:Buildings and structures in Chester 7305:Grade I listed buildings in Chester 6899:St Saviour's Church, Wildboarclough 6784:St Jude's Church, Tilstone Fearnall 6769:St Mary's Church, Thornton-le-Moors 6499:Macclesfield United Reformed Church 6399:St Michael's Church, Hulme Walfield 5884:St Mary Magdalene's Church, Alsager 4598:, Chester Cathedral, archived from 4520:Chester Cathedral — Meet the Clergy 4134:, Chester Cathedral, archived from 3898: 3771: 3698:. Chester Cathedral. Archived from 3638: 3543: 3498: 3157:Grade I listed churches in Cheshire 2736: 2635:. The east window with reticulated 2210:The Chancel – the High Altar has a 1409: 1294:, two of which are carved with the 816:South tower & Consistory court 376:Alex Lanigan-Palotai (Sub Organist) 24: 7062:Chester, St John the Baptist Abbey 6524:St Peter's Church, Minshull Vernon 6439:St Peter's Church, Little Budworth 6194:Union Street Baptist Church, Crewe 6124:Welsh Presbyterian Church, Chester 5919:St Peter's Church, Aston-by-Sutton 4861:Chester Cathedral, The Secret Past 4720:from the original on 5 August 2013 4358:"Chester Cathedral Cloister Garth" 3742:National Heritage List for England 3325:National Heritage List for England 2057:, dated 1876, is by Skidmore. The 1316:, consisting of a bowl on a large 1272: 585:was reinstated in the 19th century 468:, while Chester was controlled by 25: 7366: 6914:St Bartholomew's Church, Wilmslow 6729:St Thomas' Church, Stockton Heath 6594:St Lawrence's Church, Over Peover 6574:St Helen Witton Church, Northwich 6554:St Mary's Church, Nether Alderley 6484:St Michael's Church, Macclesfield 6364:St Philip's Church, Hassall Green 6309:All Saints Church, Great Saughall 6134:St Nicholas' Chapel, Cholmondeley 5954:St Bertoline's Church, Barthomley 5869:St Philip's Church, Alderley Edge 5164: 4773:from the original on 10 June 2013 4575:from the original on 27 June 2013 4417:from the original on 12 June 2013 3609:from the original on 9 April 2010 3198: 2504: 2448:. The aisle contains the tomb of 2428:east end, becoming the chapel of 1661:Later in the century, from 1882, 7248: 7038: 6956: 6854:Wesley Methodist Church, Chester 6694:All Saints Church, Scholar Green 6479:St George's Church, Macclesfield 6449:St Oswald's Church, Lower Peover 6294:St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall 6144:All Saints Church, Church Lawton 6039:Holy Trinity Chapel, Capesthorne 5230:Medieval stained glass from CVMA 5169: 5121:, Halton: Halton Borough Council 4988:, London: G. Bell, p. 115, 4920:Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; 4693:from the original on 4 July 2013 4666:from the original on 4 July 2013 4338:from the original on 5 June 2008 3953:from the original on 25 May 2011 3580:from the original on 25 May 2011 3167:List of works by Thomas Harrison 3126: 3112: 3087: 3045: 3033: 3017: 2969: 2722: 2702: 2601: 2589: 2487: 2475: 2401:, and is based on a painting by 2326: 2314: 2227: 2203: 2119: 2107: 2009:The nave lectern and tiled floor 2002: 1990: 1912: 1864: 1852: 1787: 1771: 1696: 1680: 1577: 1558: 1493:The Cloister Garth and Refectory 1361: 1347: 1335: 1237: 1225: 1151: 1139: 1120:, Chester Cathedral is built of 797: 590: 574: 524:on 10 September. He is known to 427:The cathedral is a Grade I 71: 64: 48: 7295:Tourist attractions in Cheshire 7237:Chester, St Michael's Monastery 6814:Holy Trinity Church, Warrington 6809:St Leonard's Church, Warmingham 6584:St Peter's Church, Oughtrington 6564:St Michael's Church, North Rode 6494:St Peter's Church, Macclesfield 6474:St Alban's Church, Macclesfield 6454:St Luke's Church, Lower Whitley 6404:Holy Trinity Church, Hurdsfield 6389:St Luke's Church, Holmes Chapel 6359:St Matthew's Church, Haslington 6169:St Michael's Church, Coppenhall 6034:Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst 5949:St Bartholomew's Church, Barrow 5899:St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn 4811: 4784: 4757: 4731: 4704: 4677: 4650: 4613: 4586: 4559: 4532: 4513: 4496:"Who's Who – Chester Cathedral" 4488: 4476: 4464: 4452: 4440: 4428: 4384: 4372: 4350: 4317: 4305: 4293: 4281: 4243: 4216: 4173: 4161: 4149: 4122: 4075: 4047: 3965: 3886: 3812: 3800: 3755: 3671: 3659: 3566: 3517: 3455: 3440: 3436:The Oxford Dictionary of Saints 3418: 3366:from the original on 9 May 2008 3162:Norman architecture in Cheshire 2944:, Bishop of Chester (1725–1752) 2826:heard the first recital of his 1812: 747: 611:was established on the site by 400:. It is located in the city of 354:Richard Walker (Canon Diocesan) 7280:Anglican cathedrals in England 6944:St Margaret's Church, Wrenbury 6824:St Elphin's Church, Warrington 6569:Holy Trinity Church, Northwich 6534:St Wilfrid's Church, Mobberley 6489:St Paul's Church, Macclesfield 6424:Brook Street Chapel, Knutsford 6284:St Laurence's Church, Frodsham 5979:St Oswald's Church, Bollington 5964:St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley 5959:Holy Trinity Church, Bickerton 5864:Alderley Edge Methodist Church 4863:, Chester: Chester Cathedral, 4739:"Chester Cathedral Nave Choir" 3390: 3360:"Deva Victrix-Castra Legionis" 3351: 3339: 3256: 3243: 2687:dissolution of the monasteries 2256:Dissolution of the Monasteries 2244: 1859:The organ of Chester Cathedral 1794:Choir Stalls (about 1380) and 1669:between 1891 and 1913, and by 1549: 1371:composition in lancets" while 645:dissolution of the monasteries 13: 1: 6939:St Oswald's Church, Worleston 6819:St Alban's Church, Warrington 6759:St Alban's Church, Tattenhall 6739:St Peter's Church, Swettenham 6734:St Matthew's Church, Stretton 6709:All Saints Church, Siddington 6704:St Michael's Church, Shotwick 6599:St Paul's Church, Over Tabley 6314:Baptist Chapel, Great Warford 6264:Christ Church, Ellesmere Port 6219:St Wilfrid's Church, Davenham 6214:All Saints' Church, Daresbury 6139:St James' Church, Christleton 6119:St Werburgh's Church, Chester 6024:St John's Church, Burwardsley 6009:St Boniface's Church, Bunbury 5939:St Michael's Church, Baddiley 5904:St Elizabeth's Church, Ashley 4970:, J. 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The wall monuments include 2373:, dating from about 1784, by 1710: 1071:Norman entrance to refectory 131:St Werburgh Street, Chester, 6834:St Mary's Church, Warrington 6799:St Chad's Church, Tushingham 6794:St Chad's Chapel, Tushingham 6774:St John's Church, Threapwood 6749:St Helen's Church, Tarporley 6719:All Saints Chapel, Somerford 6699:St Edith's Church, Shocklach 6664:Holy Trinity Church, Runcorn 6639:St Peter's Church, Prestbury 6619:St Peter's Church, Plemstall 6539:St Stephen's Church, Moulton 6509:St Michael's Church, Marbury 6334:St Mary's Church, Handbridge 6239:St John's Church, Doddington 6164:St Peter's Church, Congleton 6154:St Mary's Church, Coddington 6104:St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester 6099:St Michael's Church, Chester 6064:Holy Trinity Church, Chester 5999:Brown Knowl Methodist Church 5994:St Oswald's Church, Brereton 5934:St Oswald's Church, Backford 4010:UK public library membership 3172:List of works by George Pace 2787: 1976:6th Duke of Westminster 1919: 1569:of the choir was rebuilt by 752: 555:, Lady of the Mercians. The 520:at Chester Cathedral with a 7: 6929:St Oswald's Church, Winwick 6919:St Michael's Church, Wincle 6874:St Mary's Church, Whitegate 6849:St Mary's Church, Weaverham 6844:Methodist Church, Weaverham 6839:St Peter's Church, Waverton 6764:All Saints Church, Thelwall 6724:St Lawrence's Church, Stoak 6659:All Saints' Church, Runcorn 6654:St Mary's Church, Rostherne 6649:Holy Trinity Church, Rainow 6634:St George's Church, Poynton 6614:St Thomas' Church, Parkgate 6609:Over United Reformed Church 6579:St Luke's Church, Oakhanger 6414:St Philip's Church, Kelsall 6384:St Mary's Chapel, High Legh 6379:St John's Church, High Legh 6354:All Saints Church, Harthill 6344:St Peter's Church, Hargrave 6289:St James' Church, Gawsworth 6274:St Luke's Church, Farnworth 6259:St Mary's Church, Eccleston 6244:St Mary's Church, Dodleston 6234:St Michael's Church, Ditton 6224:St Peter's Church, Delamere 6174:St John's Church, Cotebrook 6159:St Mary's Church, Congleton 6079:St Francis' Church, Chester 6074:St Andrew's Church, Chester 6019:St Nicholas' Church, Burton 5969:Bollington Methodist Church 5188:A tour of Chester Cathedral 3147:English Gothic architecture 3105: 2762: 2693: 2582:and the Free Czech Forces. 2272:Archdeacon Francis Wrangham 1981: 1216: 1205:, which is now a branch of 979:Cheshire Regiment Memorial 32:Church in Cheshire, England 10: 7371: 7335:Arthur Blomfield buildings 7290:Grade I listed monasteries 7095:Chester Friars of the Sack 6754:St Andrew's Church, Tarvin 6674:St Mary's Church, Sandbach 6544:St Mary's Church, Nantwich 6504:St Oswald's Church, Malpas 6429:St Cross Church, Knutsford 6374:St Thomas' Church, Henbury 6349:St John's Church, Hartford 6339:All Saints Church, Handley 6299:St Luke's Church, Goostrey 6179:St Barnabas' Church, Crewe 6109:St Olave's Church, Chester 6089:St Peter's Church, Chester 5989:St Paul's Church, Boughton 5894:St Mark's Church, Antrobus 5082:Richards, Raymond (1947), 4859:Bowerman, Anthony (1996), 4620:Samuel Willoughby Duffield 4391:Pevsner & Hubbard 2003 4379:Pevsner & Hubbard 2003 4334:. 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Monastery of St. Werburgh

Chester Cathedral is located in Chester city centre
53°11′31″N 2°53′26″W / 53.19189°N 2.89046°W / 53.19189; -2.89046
Cheshire
England
Denomination
Church of England
Roman Catholic
chestercathedral.com
Dedication
Christ
Blessed Virgin Mary
Architect(s)
Thomas Harrison
George Gilbert Scott
Style
Romanesque
Gothic
Nave
Nave
Province
York
Diocese
Chester
Bishop(s)
Mark Tanner
Dean
Tim Stratford
Canon(s)

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