On April 4, 1942, the diarist Henry “Chips” Channon and a few of his friends paid a visit to Wells Cathedral—one of England’s early Gothic treasures—in the southwest county of Somerset. Having spent ...
With a history dating back to Roman times, Canterbury impresses with its medieval walls, Unesco-listed cathedral and buzzy ...
One of the oldest Anglican churches in England is being criticized for installing a miniature golf course to attract more visitors. Rochester Cathedral in Kent, about 30 miles from London, dates back ...
The most recent edition of The Cathedrals of England brings to a new generation the classic 1930s Batsford guide to England’s religious architecture. Concisely written and speaking to a broad ...
Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be a Roman shrine beneath a former graveyard in the grounds of a cathedral in central England. Experts from the University of Leicester said Tuesday ...
Two women have finished a "nutty" two-year pilgrimage to every cathedral in England, which started and ended in their home county of North Yorkshire. Clare Slator, 65, and Dorothy Gray, 72, started ...
Visitors to some of Britain’s most venerable and imposing religious buildings this summer may find carnival attractions, a lunar landscape or a lifelike model of Earth. By Megan Specia LONDON — The ...
As Carlisle Cathedral's East Window is named England's favourite piece of stained-glass art, we explore the history and ...
A historic cathedral in England has installed a giant indoor fairground slide, supposedly so that visitors can see its roof up close. The 50-foot-high ride, known in Britain as a helter-skelter, was ...
A historic cathedral in England has installed a giant indoor fairground slide, supposedly so that visitors can see its roof up close. The 50-foot-high ride, known in Britain as a helter-skelter, was ...