Religious buildings
Religious buildings can tell us so much about the people, history and culture of the local area. Indeed, Clive Fewins wrote, “If you want to learn about a place, you should make the parish church your first place of call. One good reason for this is that it is likely to be the oldest building in the locality regularly open to the general public. And they have atmosphere; huge quantities of it. They are, after all, buildings that were deliberately built to inspire people and to stir their senses.”
There are many thousands of beautiful and historic churches around Britain, all with unique and fascinating aspects of interest. They represent 13 centuries of Britain’s history and heritage, are found in every city, town and village, and most are open for visitors to enter and explore freely.
Churches
The 70 cathedrals of Britain span the millennium, from the Norman grandeur of 11th century Durham, to the majesty of the Renaissance at St Paul's in London and the stunning sixties modernism of Liverpool's Roman Catholic Cathedral.
Cathedrals
Abbeys & priories are churches which are (or were) associated with a community of monks or nuns. Many were once self-supporting, and from the 8th century were often important centres of learning and peaceful arts.
Abbeys & priories
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