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"A fascinating reference to the history of the Cathedrals and Abbeys of the UK and Ireland. ""The Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series"" presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure. 100 b/w illustrations"

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Author:   Stephen Halliday
Publisher:   Rydon Publishing
Imprint:   Rydon Publishing
ISBN:  

9781910821046

ISBN 10:   1910821047
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   01 September 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 St Albans Cathedral 10 2 Bath Abbey 16 3 Belfast Cathedrals 20 4 Birmingham Cathedral 22 5 Bristol Cathedral 23 6 Buckland Abbey 24 7 Canterbury Cathedral 26 8 Chelmsford Abbey 30 9 Chester Cathedral 30 10 Chichester Cathedral 32 11 Coventry Cathedral 34 12 St Davids Cathedral 36 13 Durham Cathedral 38 14 Ely Cathedral 43 15 Exeter Cathedral 48 16 St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh 51 17 Glasgow Cathedral 53 18 Glastonbury Abbey 54 19 Gloucester Cathedral 57 20 Hereford Cathedral 61 21 Leicester Cathedral 64 22 Lincoln Cathedral 66 23 Liverpool Anglican Cathedral 70 24 Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral 72 25 Manchester Cathedral 74 26 Newcastle Cathedral 76 27 Norwich Cathedral 77 28 Oxford Cathedral 79 29 St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin 82 30 St Paul's Cathedral 86 31 Peterborough Cathedral 95 32 Rochester Cathedral 96 33 Salisbury Cathedral 99 34 Southwark Cathedral 104 35 Southwell Minster 107 36 Tewkesbury Abbey 109 37 Truro Cathedral 111 38 Wells Cathedral 113 39 Westminster Abbey 116 40 Winchester Cathedral 121 41 Worcester Cathedral 127 42 York Minster 131

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Stephen Halliday is a historian specialising in British history and in particularly is an authority on the history of London. He is the author of both “Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: London” and “Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: London Underground. He contributes articles and reviews to magazines such as Literary Review, Times Higher Education, BBC History and History Today. Stephen lives in Cambridge.

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