Talk:Lichfield Cathedral

Statues of monarchs

If anybody reading this happens to have taken pictures of statues of english monarchs at the cathedral, I would greatly appreciate them contacting me at my talk page. These photographs would be brilliant for the articles about the respective monarchs. Especially the early monarchs who lack portraits! Thanks --Cameron (t|p|c) 21:28, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Archaeology

The article summarising archaeological investigation into the history of Lichfield Cathedral may be worth incorporating into this. It can be found at:

Rodwell, W. 2006. The Forgotten Cathedral. Current Archaeology 205: 8-17

Silverthorn 12:55, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Diocese of Lichfield

The article notes that the Diocese of Lichfield covers the whole of Staffordshire, which is not quite accurate. St Mark's Church, Winshill, Staffordshire (which was historically in Derbyshire) is part of the Diocese of Derby. See the article on Winshill for further information, although I suspect there are inaccuracies in that article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.166.76.196 (talk) 13:18, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

burial iof the 1st Marquess of Anglesey

Is it true that Lichfield Cathedral is the burial place of the 1st Marquess of Anglesey? Cyan22 (talk) 16:36, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

As he was Lord Lt of Staffordshire when he died and had significant other links with the county then it's quite likely. 22:31, 25 March 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nthep (talk • contribs)

See p35 of http://www.archive.org/stream/memoirofhonblesi00pageiala/memoirofhonblesi00pageiala_djvu.txt NtheP (talk) 19:22, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

"Tomb" of Michael Johnson

Can someone confirm whether it is a tomb or a memorial that Michael Johnson has in the Cathedral. The page on the early life of his son Samuel Johnson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_of_Samuel_Johnson says that he was buried in St Michael's church.

I also don't believe the translation quoted for his epitaph. I believe that it should say "chaste" (pure) and not "chastised" (punished). I'm going to take a chance and make the change.MidlandLinda (talk) 20:52, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

I added that information, per the footnote. The footnote gives the translation as 'chastised,' perhaps either an arcane use of the word, or a bad translation. Nevertheless, that is how the original text (cited) has it. MarmadukePercy (talk) 21:31, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

I've read the footnote text a little more now. Those pages are actually talking about St Michael's church and not the cathedral (The link goes straight to p39, but if you scroll back to p37 you see that it's talking about St Michael's.). So whether or not the translation is accurate it doesn't belong on the cathedral page and I'm going to delete it. That source does also answer my question about where Michael Johnson was buried. MidlandLinda (talk) 13:32, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

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Lichfield Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Lichfield, in the English county of Staffordshire. A cathedral was first built on the site in 700, by Bishop Headda, to house the bones of St Chad. The original wooden building was replaced by a Norman cathedral made from stone, which in turn was replaced by the present Gothic structure, begun in 1195. The fabric of the cathedral suffered in the English Civil War, when it was used as a defensive structure. In the 18th century the interior was extensively remodelled, with major structural work organised by James Wyatt; this involved removing the high altar to make a single worship area consisting of the choir and lady chapel, and adding a massive stone screen at the entrance to the choir.

This picture shows the interior of Lichfield Cathedral as seen from the choir, with the cathedral's high altar in the centre.Photograph credit: David Iliff

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Lichfield Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Lichfield, Staffordshire. A church was first built on the site in 700 by Bishop Headda to house the bones of Saint Chad of Mercia. The original wooden building was replaced by a Norman cathedral made from stone, which in turn was replaced by the present Gothic structure, begun in 1195. The cathedral suffered extensive damage during the English Civil War: the central spire was demolished, the roofs ruined and the stained-glass windows smashed. Bishop John Hacket began the restoration in the 1660s, but the damage was not fully repaired until the 19th century. This photograph shows the exterior of the cathedral as seen from the northeast.

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Lichfield Cathedral, in Lichfield, Staffordshire, is the only medieval English cathedral with three spires. The cathedral suffered severe damage during the English Civil War, during which all of the stained glass was destroyed. In spite of this, the windows of the Lady Chapel contain some of the finest medieval Flemish painted glass in existence. Dating from the 1530s, it came from Herkenrode Abbey in Belgium in 1801, having been purchased by Sir Brooke Boothby when that abbey was dissolved during the Napoleonic Wars. It was sold on to the cathedral for the same price. There are also some fine windows by Betton and Evans (1819), and many fine late-19th-century windows, particularly those by Charles Eamer Kempe. This photograph of the cathedral's interior depicts the choir, facing east.

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Lichfield Cathedral, in Lichfield, Staffordshire, is the only medieval English cathedral with three spires. The cathedral suffered severe damage during the English Civil War in which all of the stained glass was destroyed. In spite of this, the windows of the Lady Chapel contain some of the finest medieval Flemish painted glass in existence. Dating from the 1530s, it came from Herkenrode Abbey in Belgium, in 1801, having been purchased by Sir Brooke Boothby when that abbey was dissolved during the Napoleonic Wars. It was sold on to the cathedral for the same price. There are also some fine windows by Betton and Evans (1819), and many fine late-19th-century windows, particularly those by Charles Eamer Kempe. This photograph depicts part of cathedral's nave, depicting the column structure on the wall.

Photograph credit: David Iliff

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Lichfield Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Lichfield, in the English county of Staffordshire. A cathedral was first built on the site in 700, by Bishop Headda, to house the bones of St Chad. The original wooden building was replaced by a Norman cathedral made from stone, which in turn was replaced by the present Gothic structure, begun in 1195. The fabric of the cathedral suffered in the English Civil War, when it was used as a defensive structure. In the 18th century the interior was extensively remodelled, with major structural work organised by James Wyatt; this involved removing the high altar to make a single worship area consisting of the choir and lady chapel, and adding a massive stone screen at the entrance to the choir. This photograph shows the choir of the cathedral, which was built around 1200.

Photograph credit: David Iliff

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