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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Chemist’s Window at Newcastle Cathedral has been shortlisted in a national competition to find the UK’s favourite Church of England cathedral window.

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 ...

All of these mesmerizing structures are so much more than just places of worship. From recognizable city icons to cathedrals-turned-museums, these incredible buildings range from the historic to ...

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 ...

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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 ...