Cathedrals & Abbeys of England

by Platten, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780711710030
• ISBN10: 0711710031
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Jarrold Pub

Summary

This definitive guide to England's oldest and most beautiful buildings, with color photographs and maps throughout, is great for those interested in travel, architecture or history. Famous structures such as Newstead Abbey and Westminster Abbey are seen in all their splendor as well as their cultural and historical significance. Prospective travelers will learn where to visit once in England and even if they never get there, it can be used again and again as an historical and architectural reference.

Table of Contents

Introduction	4	(3)
The North
Introduction and map	7	(1)
Lindisfarne Priory	8	(1)
Carlisle Cathedral	9	(1)
Durham Cathedral	10	(2)
Hexham Abbey	12	(1)
Whitby Abbey	13	(1)
Rievaulx Abbey	14	(1)
Mount Grace Priory	14	(1)
Ripon Cathedral	15	(1)
Fountains Abbey	16	(1)
The Priory Church, Bolton Abbey	17	(1)
Beverley Minster	17	(1)
York Minister	18	(2)
Selby Abbey	20	(1)
The Midlands
Introduction and map	21	(1)
Manchester Cathedral	22	(1)
Liverpool Cathedral	23	(1)
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral	24	(1)
Newstead Abbey	24	(1)
Chester Cathedral	25	(1)
Lincoln Cathedral	26	(2)
Southwell Minster	28	(1)
Lichfield Cathedral	29	(1)
Coventry Cathedral	30	(1)
East Anglia
Introduction and map	31	(1)
Norwich Cathedral	32	(2)
Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich	34	(1)
Brentwood Cathedral	34	(1)
Castle Acre Priory	35	(1)
Peterborough Cathedral	36	(1)
Ely Cathedral	37	(1)
St Edmundsbury Cathedral	38	(1)
Chelmsford Cathedral	39	(1)
Heart of England
Introduction and map	40	(1)
Worcester Cathedral	41	(1)
Hereford Cathedral	42	(1)
Tewkesbury Abbey	43	(1)
Gloucester Cathedral	44	(2)
Hailes Abbey	46	(1)
Dorchester Abbey	46	(1)
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford	47	(1)
London and the South East
Introduction and map	48	(1)
St Albans Cathedral	49	(1)
St Paul's Cathedral	50	(2)
Westminster Cathedral	52	(1)
Southwark Cathedral	53	(1)
Westminster Abbey	54	(2)
Rochester Cathedral	56	(1)
Aylesford Priory	57	(1)
Arundel Cathedral	57	(1)
Canterbury Cathedral	58	(2)
Battle Abbey	60	(1)
Guildford Cathedral	61	(1)
Chichester Cathedral	62	(1)
Portsmouth Cathedral	63	(1)
Winchester Cathedral	64	(2)
The South West
Introduction and map	66	(1)
Malmesbury Abbey	67	(1)
Clifton Cathedral	67	(1)
Bristol Cathedral	68	(1)
Bath Abbey	69	(1)
Salisbury Cathedral	70	(2)
Wells Cathedral	72	(1)
Sherborne Abbey	73	(1)
Wimborne Minster	74	(1)
Glastonbury Abbey	75	(1)
Buckfast Abbey	75	(1)
Exeter Cathedral	76	(2)
Truro Cathedral	78	(1)
Glossary	79	(1)
Index	80