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So much #MoreThanABuilding They are beautiful buildings with beautiful people. What will you discover?

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This sounds BRILLIANT!

A Chime for Manchester.

Manchester Cathedral launches A Chime for Manchester to mark the centenary of its bells.

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November 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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"I cannot wait to bring this production to life in the cathedral nave this month. "

A Year of Storytelling at Hereford Cathedral launches with The Hereford Nativity

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November 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Field of Remembrance opened at Westminster Abbey by the Queen

https://englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/field-of-remembrance-opened-at-westminster-abbey-by-the-queen/
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Peterborough Cathedral will host Solace, a pair of glass wings symbolising freedom, fragility and strength, this month.

https://englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/solace-opens-in-peterborough-cathedral/

November 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Remembrance 2025 : Durham Cathedral

The Festival of Remembrance, 8th Nov

Returning for the 14th year the theme of this year’s festival is the 80th anniversaries of Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan

#Remembrance🌺

https://englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/remembrance-durham-cathedral/
October 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Remembrance 2025 : Wells Cathedral

The ‘Tapestry of Black Britons’ exhibition will be at Wells Cathedral from Tuesday 4 to Saturday 29 November.

"out of many threads, we are one fabric"

#LestWeForget #Remembrance🌺

https://englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/remembrance-wells-cathedral/
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Remembrance 2025: Newcastle Cathedral

Stories of courage, sacrifice & innovation.

A new tour for Remembrance to honour those local heroes who shaped history not just locally, but nationally and globally.

#Remembrance🌺

https://englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/remembrance-newcastle-cathedral/
October 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Remembrance 2025 : Ripon Cathedral

Knitters from the Ripon Community Poppy Project have created a dress completely of knitted poppies for a concert of Remembrance to be held on November 6th.

#LestWeForget #Remembrance🌺

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October 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Jagged Edges, an exhibition of printmaking, poetry and music created by and for survivors of church-related abuse, has gone on display in Newcastle Cathedral.

https://englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/jagged-edges-newcastle-cathedral/
October 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Jane Austen Statue Unveiled at Winchester Cathedral

https://englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/jane-austen-statue-unveiled-at-winchester-cathedral/

October 21, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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It's how we roll.

Association of English Cathedral team meeting in Peterborough.

#Peterborough #PeterboroughCathedral
Association of English Cathedral team meeting in Peterborough.
October 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Manchester Cathedral will host a one hour silent vigil for peace on Monday.

We warmly invited everyone, especially our Interfaith community, as we support our Jewish friends and pray for peace in our world and local communities. ‘

Monday 13 October, 7pm
Invitation to a silent prayer vigil for peace at Manchester Cathedral on Monday 13th October from 7 to 8 pm,
October 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Manchester Cathedral will host a one hour silent vigil for peace on Monday.

We warmly invited everyone, especially our Interfaith community, as we support our Jewish friends and pray for peace in our world and local communities. ‘

Monday 13 October, 7pm
October 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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A Royal Peculiar and one of the most important Gothic buildings in the country, with the medieval shrine of an Anglo-Saxon saint still at its heart.

Westminster Abbey has been the #coronation church since 1066.

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A Royal Peculiar and one of the most important Gothic buildings in the country, with the medieval shrine of an Anglo-Saxon saint still at its heart. Westminster Abbey has been the #coronation church since 1066. A Royal Peculiar and one of the most important Gothic buildings in the country, with the medieval shrine of an Anglo-Saxon saint still at its heart. Westminster Abbey has been the #coronation church since 1066. A Royal Peculiar and one of the most important Gothic buildings in the country, with the medieval shrine of an Anglo-Saxon saint still at its heart. Westminster Abbey has been the #coronation church since 1066. A Royal Peculiar and one of the most important Gothic buildings in the country, with the medieval shrine of an Anglo-Saxon saint still at its heart. Westminster Abbey has been the #coronation church since 1066.
October 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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He's a braver than me.

Curly the Tarantulmade a special appearance at the annual Animal Service at Ely Cathedral.

St Albans have their pet service THIS SUNDAY, 4th October 2pm.

https://www.englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/celebrating-all-creatures-great-and-small-at-ely-cathedral/
October 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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“the possibility of healing lies in acts of kindness and love.”

The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE, Bishop of London, has been named as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury.

https://englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/new-archbishop-of-canterbury-announced/
October 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Thoughts and prayers with everyone following the Manchester synagogue attack.
October 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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A Royal Peculiar. St George’s Chapel stands within Windsor Castle.

A spectacular example of the last flowering of perpendicular architecture, built in the 15th C to be the spiritual home of the Order of the Garter and the burial place of monarchs.

Why peculiar? ⤵️

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September 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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A mix of ancient and modern, the Nave at St Edmundsbury Cathedral dates from 1503 while the Millennium Tower dominating the skyline of the town was completed in 2005.

A church has stood on the site of the cathedral since at least 1065, when St Denis's Church was built.

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A mix of ancient and modern, the Nave at St Edmundsbury Cathedral dates from 1503 while the Millennium Tower dominating the skyline of the town was completed in 2005. A church has stood on the site of the cathedral since at least 1065, when St Denis's Church was built.
September 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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On the Westerly point in Wales is St Davids Cathedral

Originally a monastery founded by St David, in 1123 papal privilege was bestowed upon the cathedral and this made it a focus for pilgrims. Today pilgrims come in 1000s, still finding this one of the world’s ‘thin’ places
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On the Westerly point in Wales is St Davids Cathedral
September 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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It is the oldest site of continuous Christian worship in Britain. @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social
stands over the place where Alban, the first British martyr, was buried after giving his life for his faith over 1,700 years ago.

And there is more ⤵️

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It is the oldest site of continuous Christian worship in Britain. @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social stands over the place where Alban, the first British martyr, was buried after giving his life for his faith over 1,700 years ago.
September 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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“so subtle it is as if … stone has burst into florid life.”

@southwellminster.bsky.social Chapter House is home to ‘The Leaves of Southwell’, widely regarded as the best example of 13th century naturalistic carvings in the UK, and indeed Europe is of significant global importance.

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September 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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The present building of @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social dates from the 13th-century. Surrendered to King Henry VIII in 1539, it subsequently became the parish church of St Saviour’s.

Cathedral status was granted when the Anglican diocese of Southwark was formed in 1905.

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September 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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People have been gathering on the site of @sheffieldcathedral.bsky.social for over a 1000 yrs, as shown by a Saxon Cross on display in the British Museum.

Granted Cathedral status in 1914, the cathedral is the oldest building in Sheffield to be open 365 days a year.

Take a look ⤵️
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September 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Built entirely in the Early English Gothic style in just 38 years, @salisburycathedral.bsky.social has the tallest spire in the UK, the best preserved Magna Carta, the world’s oldest working clock and the largest and earliest set of quire stalls in Britain.

Plan your visit ⤵️

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September 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM