The Millennium Tower
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the completion of St Edmundsbury Cathedral's 150ft Millennium Tower.
For visitors to the town it's difficult to understand why the tower is just 20 years old as the church itself was mainly built in the 16th Century.
But up until 20 years ago the only Cathedral in Suffolk did not have a tower. The Millennium Project saw the completion of the building with the addition of a tower, new cloisters and chapels.
In January 1998 King Charles, then the Prince of Wales, who had expressed an interest in seeing Britain’s last unfinished cathedral finally completed, paid visited Bury St Edmunds to hear about the project and in May of that year he agreed to be Patron of the project.
Barnack Limestone not used for construction for more than 500 years was discovered by chance at a Lincolnshire quarry to ensure the tower looked as if it had always been there.
Work on the tower was finished in July 2005, with a special service that year to mark its completion attended by Their Royal Highnesses Charles, the Prince of Wales and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.
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The Millennium Tower
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the completion of St Edmundsbury Cathedral's 150ft Millennium Tower.
For visitors to the town it's difficult to understand why the tower is just 20 years old as the church itself was mainly built in the 16th Century.
But up until 20 years ago the only Cathedral in Suffolk did not have a tower. The Millennium Project saw the completion of the building with the addition of a tower, new cloisters and chapels.
In January 1998 King Charles, then the Prince of Wales, who had expressed an interest in seeing Britain’s last unfinished cathedral finally completed, paid visited Bury St Edmunds to hear about the project and in May of that year he agreed to be Patron of the project.
Barnack Limestone not used for construction for more than 500 years was discovered by chance at a Lincolnshire quarry to ensure the tower looked as if it had always been there.
Work on the tower was finished in July 2005, with a special service that year to mark its completion attended by Their Royal Highnesses Charles, the Prince of Wales and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.
From -
visit-burystedmunds.co.uk/blog/celebrating-20-years-of-th...