Lichfield - Ghosts and shadows
The shadow of a stained glass window, on the nave floor, Lichfield Cathedral, England.
For 1300 years the Cathedral at Lichfield has been a major centre for prayer and for the worship of God. The first cathedral, built in 700AD to house the shrine of St Chad, was replaced by the Norman Cathedral begun in 1085 to continue worship and serve the growing number of pilgrims. The present Gothic building was built between 1195 and 1330.
The shrine of St Chad was destroyed at the Reformation and, during the sieges of the Civil War, the fabric of the Cathedral was badly damaged. Restoration, begun in 1660, has continued ever since, notably under Gilbert Scott in the nineteenth century.
Lichfield - Ghosts and shadows
The shadow of a stained glass window, on the nave floor, Lichfield Cathedral, England.
For 1300 years the Cathedral at Lichfield has been a major centre for prayer and for the worship of God. The first cathedral, built in 700AD to house the shrine of St Chad, was replaced by the Norman Cathedral begun in 1085 to continue worship and serve the growing number of pilgrims. The present Gothic building was built between 1195 and 1330.
The shrine of St Chad was destroyed at the Reformation and, during the sieges of the Civil War, the fabric of the Cathedral was badly damaged. Restoration, begun in 1660, has continued ever since, notably under Gilbert Scott in the nineteenth century.