In the Middle Ages and up to the Reformation in the 1500s, the Church enjoyed enormous power and wealth, and cathedrals are eloquent symbols of its dominant place in British society. Cathedrals in ...

Peterborough Cathedral, built in the 12 th century, has launched an emergency appeal to raise £300,000 to save it from financial ruin. Rising operating costs and depleting cash reserves are ...

A 7m wide sculpture of the moon will return to Exeter Cathedral on 1 February, organisers said. Museum of the Moon, an ...

I think we may have a new TV star. The Rev Pat Allerton is the host of Britain’s Great Cathedrals: To the Glory of God (Channel 5), a new two-part series in which he visits six of the nation’s ...

This documentary is the first of new two-parter presented by the very watchable Reverend Pat Allerton. He’s a relative newcomer to TV presenting (although he did feature on last summer’s very ...

Ely Cathedral (pictured) is on the site of a convent, founded in 673 by St. Etheldreda, a Saxon princess. Work on the cathedral began in 1083 but the monastery was dissolved in 1539 after Henry ...

Two decisions from the Government means those in charge of keeping these Christian icons open are facing an almost insurmountable struggle The prospect of Peterborough Cathedral running out of ...

The Queen is the first British monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee. The Queen has visited the South West many times during her 70-year reign, including Exeter Cathedral in 1983 Dean Greener ...

St. Paul's Cathedral will be the venue for the funeral service of former British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher. The church has hosted momentous church, state and royal events since 1708.