Cathedral
Village dates back to Roman times (c 43AD). There was certainly a Minster Church
(a church serving a wide community and having several priests) here in Saxon
times (c 956AD). This was rebuilt by the Normans (c1108AD), with successive
rebuilding and enlarging over the years. The village (recognised as the smallest
cathedral town in England) has a population of
c10,000.
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The
Minster (known as the secret cathedral) from the nearby Garden of Remembrance.
The
Great Hall, adjacent to the Minster. Choirs robe here and concerts are held in
its lovely setting.
Hello! Who's this, set in stone from hundreds of years ago? One of the
stonemasons? A carving on the wall of The Great Hall.
A
view over the wall to the Bishop's Palace of long ago.
The
South wall of the Minster, showing the mixture of Norman and later periods of
architecture.
One of the lovely coloured glass windows from inside the Minster south wall. Coloured
shafts of sunlight stream through to the congregation seating.
Whose
wedding car is this? The Minster acts a parish church for
the village and we were fortunate in witnessing a society wedding on the day
we took these photographs.
Here come the bride and groom, welcomed by the guard of honour, outside the Great West
Door (Norman architecture). Who's bothered about the architecture on such an
occasion!
A peaceful Georgian house scene on the very ancient village green (possibly
dates back to Roman times).
Cathedral Village High Street at a rare quiet moment. The black and white, Medieval
building is a very famous coaching inn.
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