Lichfield Cathedral
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Beautiful church and helpful guide.
Ongoing repair work meant lots of scaffolding in places, plus noise which played havoc with my hearing aids.
The large computer screens scattered around where very informative.
Ongoing repair work meant lots of scaffolding in places, plus noise which played havoc with my hearing aids.
The large computer screens scattered around where very informative.
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Beautiful))
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I made a donation at the reception desk as I entered. Unfortunately, there was a church event taking place and a good deal of the building was roped off to the public. There was a nice atmosphere inside and I enjoyed looking around. The statues on the front wall of the Cathedral are the most striking thing. There is a nearby tearoom and toilets just over The Close on the right hand side.
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This is a truly magnificent building on a site dating back to 700AD. The Norman Cathedral building as it stands dates back to 1330, with fantastic stone carvings on all the exterior walls. It's free to enter (although they ask for a donation) and is well worth a visit. it needs to be thoroughly cleaned and brought back to its former glories. The exterior particularly is very black and dirty - one of our national treasures that needs preserving and protecting.
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On a recent visit to our son in solihull he took us to the City of Lichfield, a bonus was that it was a feastaval weekend too with many continental food and drink stalls lining the streets, the catherderal though was breath taking the structure, stone, metal, wooden carving were very detailed and seriously makes you wonder how on earth did these artisans manage to achieve these features to such detail with the tools they had to their disposal in the days of there creation. The three spire is one of very few in the UK the height was seriously scary, when you think back in the day they build scaffolding out of wood.
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Beautiful architecture, dedicated to saint Chad. Medieval in construction however the cathedral was decimated during the English civil war due to its highly defensible location in the close. It's the only cathedral in England to have 3 remaining spires and can be seen from all over the city. Is well worth a visit and is a wonderful day out! Nearby is the pool which is overlooked by the cathedral and makes a great place for a picnic. Definitely worth a visit and full of history! There are a few pieces collected from the Staffordshire hoard on display which was an interesting surprise also.
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Went on Sunday for choral evensong, my Favourite time to hear the age old acoustics of the Cathedral. Lovely building, not as old as some and with major Victorian facelift, but very impressive nonetheless. I wanted to do the tower tour but was disappointed to see these only run a few Saturdays through the summer.
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Visited late in the evening for this exhibition. Rather disappointing as many write ups could not be read because lighting was very dim and some were near the floor. A lack of joined up thinking. When will Marketing people realise sensible presentation is so important. 'Being pretty' does not always work.
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Lichfield is a lovely place lovely shops all nice clean place enjoyed totaly but as i drove into this small town turning the conner in car the cathedral was the most impressive building i have seen took me a long time just to walk ronund looking at all this stone carvings in red stone then inside what a place a must see i would say dont miss this if your passing through worth a stop
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Best time to go is evening when the lighting display on the ceiling.However well with a walk round cathedral during the day. Good display
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Visiting the cathedral is a must hundreds of carvings and statues to see spent a few hours just taking in everything absolutely breathtaking! !!!!
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Visited Lichfield for a night and came across this hidden gem. Beautiful building and in the centre of the city. Well worth a visit.
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I love Lichfield in general but this cathedral is such a beautiful place. My fiancé and I took our son in to look around and to light a candle. The staff are helpful and there are plenty of leaflets about the local area and things to do.
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Another priceless architectural English gem. I hadn’t made any specific plans to visit Lichfield cathedral, but I am so pleased that I did. Wonderful statues in the outside, and just as lovely inside: there was actually a service going on whilst I was present, so I didn’t see as much as perhaps I would have liked. However Lichfield itself is such a wonderful gem of a place, I’m sure that it won’t be too long before I visit again.
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Lichfield its self is interesting place for a visit and the Cathedral is a place of wonder peaceful and very interesting we live about 7 miles from Lichfield and were very impressed with the history so if you want an interesting day out with lots of good places to eat ,here it is .
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Very holly and spiritual place
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Wonderful monument in a wonderful city.
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History of the cathedral well-presented inside it and in the area just outside that saw the battling between Royalists and Parliamentarians.
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We were staying close to Lichfield and were recommended to go to the Cathedral. It was well worth a visit .. very peaceful, superb stained glass windows and interesting local projects on display.
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I for whatever reason enjoy visiting cathedrals I am not a religious type of bloke , but I just like the splendour and the peace . and this cathedral is up there with the best . even left a dove of peace for my old mate Degsy . you can do the same ,it feels good to do it .
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Well worth seeing last day on the 27th Aug cathedral is stunning all lit up at night. Staff very informative and the architecture of the building really stands out/
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Know the cathedral from many years ago( children went to the school) very poignant and stimulating experience. Thoroughly recommend. Staff informative and very friendly.
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Visited again during Lichfield's Food Festival, always peaceful even when busy, tour of the tower available. Wonderful Staff who take the time to talk and explain. A beautiful place to visit. Can also recommend visiting during December.
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On Sunday evening my daughter, Grandson, age10 yrs and myself attended the Imagine Peace event.it was a totally Awesome and moving couple of hours. All the wardens were very friendly and welcoming.. giving information where needed.and I would have missed it if not for posts on Facebook. Social media at its best giving information of forthcoming events.thanks to all Concerned.�
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Went to the excellent food festival and decided to call in and there was a tower tour starting which we decided to join. Wow! Extremely interesting and very knowledgeable and friendly guides it was much more than I expected and I wish my history lessons at school had been that good! It’s a steep and narrow climb so not suitable for everyone but they do check you’re ok to go up. It lasted over an hour and was well worth the cost £6 We needed to leave for home but will go back to look at the rest of the cathedral properly and to look for some off the painting and stained glass that we were told about in the tour.
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