Chester Cathedral

Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral, mother church for the Diocese of Chester, north-west England. It is built on Anglo-Saxon foundations dating back to 907. From this it was gradually extended and rebuilt three times, the most lasting design from 1250 being what we see today.

Related Topics:
Church of England - Cathedral - Mother church - Chester - England - Anglo-Saxon - 907

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For the first 530 years of its existence it was Saint Werburgh's Abbey after the remains of the Saint it housed. The Dissolution of the Monasteries saw it become a cathedral. It was thanks to the admiration of the King Henry VIII that it was left unmolested.

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Saint Werburgh - Dissolution of the Monasteries - King Henry VIII

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The Cathedral is unusual in having a stand-alone bell tower built in the Cathedral grounds.

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Chester Cathedral is home to two choirs; The Chester Cathedral Choir made up of six professional singers, three choral scholars and separate boys and girls choirs which sing in rotation, and The Nave Choir, the oldest Cathedral voluntary choir in the country.

Related Topics:
Chester Cathedral Choir - The Nave Choir

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