This is the tall tower that can be seen from many miles away. Henry VIII's men despoiled Becket's tomb during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, carting away 26 wagon loads of valuables and scattering the bones of the saint. The area where Becket's shrine stood is marked with a candle at the east end of the chancel. Before the candle is a pinkish stone set into the floor, which bears the marks of thousands of pilgrims who knelt there to worship at Becket's shrine.
The impact of the sheer number of medieval pilgrims on the cathedral cannot be overstated; the staircase leading up to the south ambulatory - known as Trinity Stair - is worn into undulating waves by the passage of their feet and knees.
For more see our Photo Gallery of Canterbury Cathedral. Anselm pulls down much of Lanfranc's work and extends the Quire further east William of Sens rebuilt the Quire.
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This character period cottage is in the city of Canterbury in Kent and can sleep four people in two bedrooms. Sleeps 4. Did you know? Home Visiting General Information Did you know? St Augustine founded the first Cathedral in about AD. Kent was the first Anglo-Saxon kingdom to convert to Christianity. Archbishop Alphege was captured by the Vikings and beaten to death with ox bones when he refused to be ransomed. The Cathedral was built in stone by the Normans, using creamy white Caen stone imported from France.
Our stonemasons have recently started to use Caen stone again, after a period of 30 years when good quality Caen stone was not available. A similar lime stone, Lepine, from a quarry near Poitiers was used instead.
Visitors and pilgrims enter the cathedral precincts via Christ Church Gate, through a pair of huge 17th-century oak gates, and under the watchful eyes of stone gargoyles and angels. Sharp-eyed visitors may spot a small, naked stone hermaphrodite, located beneath a large carving of the Tudor rose. Once inside the gate, the south-west side of the cathedral fills your vision; today it is bathed in bright sunshine.
Inside, though, the thick stone walls, transported from quarries in and around the town of Caen in Normandy, offer little warmth. Subdued chatter carries up to the 82ft-high vaulted ceiling, designed by 14th-century master mason Henry Yevele. Worn down by the millions of pilgrims and visitors who have climbed them over the past 1, years, even the stone steps have a story to tell.
Work here began in using designs by Abbot Suger, the earliest patron of the Gothic architectural style. Rather than going on crusade — a popular way of absolving sins in the late 11th century — people instead put their efforts into constructing a house of God. Building massive stone structures required huge amounts of people power. Those employed ranged from unskilled labourers to a host of master craftsmen and skilled workmen.
Many workers travelled from cathedral to cathedral, sharing their expertise on building projects throughout Europe. He was called to work on Canterbury Cathedral in , and given the task of rebuilding and extending the east end after a fire in William did not live to see his work completed — he was seriously injured after falling from a scaffold and was forced to return to France where he later died.
But his plans were followed by his successor, the architect and stonemason William the Englishman. They were also used to mark how and where specific stone blocks were to be used.
Medieval cathedrals were never really completely finished. Construction and redevelopment projects were, more often than not, ongoing. Structural repairs, often a result of natural disasters, such as the earthquake that damaged much of Wells Cathedral in , were frequently carried out.
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