The Twenty-Six Mediæval Cathedrals Of England (Part Twenty-One).

Saint Alban’s Shrine,

Saint Alban’s Cathedral, England.

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Ripon Cathedral.

Dating from the 7th-Century A.D. to 1522, Ripon Cathedral preserves the Crypt of the original Church built by Saint Wilfred. 

The Great West Front is an unaltered and harmonious composition in Early-English Gothic architecture. The Choir has retained richly-carved 14th-Century Stalls, famous for the many lively figures among the carvings.[4][10]

Rochester Cathedral.

Dating from 1177 to 1512, Rochester Cathedral has a Norman Nave and Crypt, and Early-English Choir. Its most remarkable feature is the rare, exuberantly carved, Norman Portal, which has, unfortunately, suffered much damage.[4][10]

Ripon Cathedral.

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Saint Alban’s Cathedral.

Built between 1077 and 1521, Saint Alban’s Cathedral is unique among the Cathedrals in that much of it, including the large Norman Tower, is built of bricks salvaged from the Roman Town of Verulamium. 

Both internally and externally, the Tower is the most significant feature. Saint Alban’s also retains some Mediæval wall paintings, as well as a painted Wooden Roof of the Late-13th-Century.[4][10]

Norwich Cathedral’s Spire.

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Salisbury Cathedral.

Built between 1220 and 1380 with additional structural reinforcement in the next Century, Salisbury Cathedral epitomises the ideal English Cathedral, even though its stylistic unity makes it far from typical. 

Its fame lies in its harmonious proportions, particularly from the exterior where the massing of the various horizontal parts in contrast to the vertical of the Spire make it one of the most famous architectural compositions of the Mediæval period. 

Canon Smethurst wrote: “It symbolises the peaceful loveliness of the English countryside . . . the eternal truths of the Christian Faith expressed in Stone . . .”[4][10][17]

Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.

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Southwark Cathedral.

Built between 1220 and 1420, Southwark Cathedral had its Nave demolished and rebuilt in the Late-19th-Century by Arthur Blomfield. 

It has a fine Early-English Tower and Choir which retains an elaborate 16th-Century Reredos, fitted with statues replacing those destroyed in the 17th-Century.[4][10]

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