Lichfield Cathedral
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Cathedral is well worth a visit. I personally think the best in the country. Lovely atmoshere and very impressive.
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I was lucky enough to spend a couple of hours at Lichfield Cathedral - what an amazing place!
The architecture and skill of the craftsmen/women that created this building was awe-inspiring.
The serenity of the atmosphere inside was amazing and you can't help but sit quietly and contemplate things.
You don't need to be religious in any way to appreciate this place.
The architecture and skill of the craftsmen/women that created this building was awe-inspiring.
The serenity of the atmosphere inside was amazing and you can't help but sit quietly and contemplate things.
You don't need to be religious in any way to appreciate this place.
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I'm not a religious person at all. However, when I was in Lichfield this weekend, after walking through the lovely town, I came to the beautiful cathedral. Had a walk round inside, lit a candle for my beloved late Nan, made a donation. Really is a stunning building. Got a couple of lovely pictures from the outside as well on what was a nice sunny day.
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One can only stand outside Lichfield Cathedral and admire its magnificence. The interior is stunning and one can only marvel at the skill of the masons who worked on the building over the centuries and are still using traditional skills in restoration.
An interesting fact that I learned was the for a time Lichfield had its own Archbishop in the 8th century during the time of King Offa.
An interesting fact that I learned was the for a time Lichfield had its own Archbishop in the 8th century during the time of King Offa.
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We spent a lovely time wandering around this beautiful cathedral. It stands on a slight rise at the top of the town so is visible for many miles. I don't know what stone that it is constructed with but it has weathered to a reddy/brown and is very impressive.
Once inside, (free entry but they ask for a donation), you are immediately struck by the vastness of the space and the wonderful calm and peace.
It is the only cathedral in England that has 3 spires which surprised me as it is in a small provincial town and not a large city but no less impressive for that.
The stained glass windows in the Lady Chapel are well worth studying and when you need refreshment cross the road and have tea at the Chapters Cafe you won't be disappointed.
Once inside, (free entry but they ask for a donation), you are immediately struck by the vastness of the space and the wonderful calm and peace.
It is the only cathedral in England that has 3 spires which surprised me as it is in a small provincial town and not a large city but no less impressive for that.
The stained glass windows in the Lady Chapel are well worth studying and when you need refreshment cross the road and have tea at the Chapters Cafe you won't be disappointed.
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We spent an hour or so visiting the Cathedral over the Easter weekend. It is apparently the only Cathedral in the UK with three spires. The exterior of the cathedral, in particular the facade is especially pleasing with statues of the early Kings of England and some very fine and intricate carving and tracery. Some work is needed to restore some of the crumbling red sandstone especially the flying buttresses. There is a very eroded statue of King Charles 11 on one side of the Cathedral which probably is beyond restoration. Inside there are the usual medieval tombs, architectural details and stained glass all of which are fascinating. As Cathedrals go it is not immense.
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The first time I visited this beautiful place it genuinely inspired me to move to the area. I am not a religious man but there is something about this place that moves you. I urge anyone with the opportunity, to go here and marvel at this magnificent place. I love going here to gather my thoughts
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We had limited time to visit but what a phenomenal structure with it's unique three spire construction - Entry is free (allegedly) albeit they expect a contribution preferably with gift aid for UK residents.
Our visit was brief but has so whetted the appetite we will return for an extended visit.
We were blessed with a choral and orchestra performance and the acoustics were fantastic.
Thoroughly recommended - Suggest pre visit research on St Chad
Our visit was brief but has so whetted the appetite we will return for an extended visit.
We were blessed with a choral and orchestra performance and the acoustics were fantastic.
Thoroughly recommended - Suggest pre visit research on St Chad
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We could see it in the distance as we were in town for lunch, we walked around the outside of the and found it stunning with lots of detail in all of the stone work. Entrance is free but we gave a donation, we went around the cathedral and wondered how long it took to build the entire place. We went into the chapel and it was nice and there is a gift shop.
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Amazing building, lots of history In these walls, stained glass windows are so beautiful, well worth a visit.
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Visited with my elderly parents. This is a beautiful building - really interesting - we had a lovely morning tour. What a gem in the heart of Staffordshire.
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Very impressive and worth a visit. Our only gripe is that although no charge is enforced, donations are expected and requested on entrance.
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I go to the Cathedral School in Lichfield and go for assembly every Monday and Wednesday. It is a lovely building with a passage we call the secret passage which is a staircase to a small chapel. Overall it is a great weekend visit for anyone who is local.
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We've never visited this cathedral before and, whilst it was very beautiful and historic, we found it to be a little drab and in need of a good clean. We understand that this is not a small task, but the building would benefit hugely. There was rather a lot going on during our visit - presumably preparations for the Easter services - but it was not really a very restful experience.
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We had wanted to visit the Cathedral in Lichfield for some time; we spent several hours walking around both inside and out - many historic shrines, gorgeous windows and a sense of countless pilgrim feet having visited. If, one day, the exterior is cleaned of all the grime of cnturies, it will be a truly awesome, amazing building!!
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I love looking at historical buildings, whether they are religious or otherwise and i do like a good cathedral. Lichfield was a very beautiful building with some lovely stained glass windows inside. One of the positives was that while walking around with my son, the vicar stopped and spoke to me, normally when this happens in a religious space, i feel like they are trying to force religion on me, in this instance this wasn't the case. I had a lovely chat about my son and why we were visiting without any mention of religion at all. While we were inside the cathedral at midday the vicar asked all inside to stop for a moment of contemplation - offering you the chance to pray if you chose. Again I really respected this as nothing was forced upon you, but also allowed for a moment of quite reflection in a hectic life.
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Beautiful building great architecture plenty to see well worth a visit if you are in the area . Free entry all they ask is a donation to keep this great building Going .
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Went here with my daughter and wife it's a must visit if your in Lichfield area wonderful cathedral architecture unbelievable thanks
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A lovely cathedral with a fascinating history. The Chapter House contains one of the oldest books in Britain, the St Chad bible from 730 AD.
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One of the best cathedrals in the Uk with it's 3 spires, so interesting to look around and always lots going on!
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All Cathedrals are really much the same, and this falls in to this bracket. Having wandered around a lot of them you get used to seeing amazing stuff that is very old, and that is all wrong really as each one is, like this, an amazing space when you consider how old they are.
Anyway, as there is no charge to get in your cannot go wrong (we always make a donation).
Anyway, as there is no charge to get in your cannot go wrong (we always make a donation).
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Beautiful place with a lovely walk around the area for good photography.
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An amazing building , atmosphere and grand scale , but also very peaceful , plenty to see and do and also the visitor in the close , well worth a visit if you are in or near Lichfield
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Lovely place to go so interesting sometimes you get to hear the choir singing x
The atmosphere is great u can imagine what it was like in there generations age.x
The atmosphere is great u can imagine what it was like in there generations age.x
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