When was canterbury cathedral made

The sheer size of Canterbury Cathedral meant that money was always needed to pay for its upkeep. There were times when not sufficient money was available. The nave built by Lanfranc survived a fire that hit the cathedral in but it fell into disrepair and decay. The work took twenty-five years to complete and can be seen today.

Previous work in the nave limited the length and width that Yeveley could work to. But there was no such limitation with regards to height — except for the obvious engineering reasons of the time — and from floor to vaulting, the nave is nearly 80 feet high.

Following a fire, beginning in the cathedral was largely rebuilt. The chapel was decorated with elaborate stained glass windows, including a Tree of Jesse, a popular medieval design for illustrating the genealogy of Christ. Today the cathedral attracts over a million pilgrims and visitors each year. The Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII, Puritan iconoclasm in the seventeenth century, and subsequent re-ordering of panels resulted in the loss of many of the original stained glass windows at Canterbury Cathedral, and currently only two panels of the Tree of Jesse remain.

More recently, the damaging effects of wind, rain, frost, heat, and pollution have posed a serious threat. Founded in by St Augustine, the Canterbury Cathedral remains one of the most significant Christian structures in England. It was key to the evangelisation of the country, first by the Church of Rome and, later, also that of England. As the site of the murder of Thomas Becket in , it became one of the top pilgrimage destinations in Europe.

During the English Reformation, the Benedictine monastery was closed, but the cathedral has been made the seat of the spiritual head of the Church of England. It was in the 4th century when the influence of Christianity steadily grew. At the end of the 6th century, Kent, in which the town of Canterbury is located, became a Saxon kingdom. He was amicably received by Ethelbert I, king of Kent, still a pagan, although married to a Frankish princess of the Christian religion, Bertha. He was given the queen's Church of St Martin, located on a hill, outside the Roman city walls.

This building had been a place of worship during the Roman occupation of Britain and remains the oldest consecrated church in England still in use. Shortly afterward, the king and his subjects converted to Christianity.

Augustine, who had already founded a monastery, then decided to establish a larger church within the Roman city walls. The Pope gave this church the status of a cathedral, hence Canterbury became the first episcopal seat of England, and Augustine was its first bishop. Along the creation of the cathedral came the formation of a community offering daily prayer to God.

When other dioceses were created in England, Augustine was made archbishop, becoming the first Archbishop of Canterbury. He also built the Abbey of St Peter and Paul outside the city walls. The Canterbury Cathedral was originally called Christ Church. The evangelisation of England began in Canterbury, and the city has become the spiritual capital of the country. The Canterbury District Local Plan includes policies to ensure that the setting of the World Heritage property is protected.

This appraisal includes the three parts of the World Heritage property and an analysis of strategic views into and within the city. The importance of preserving views of the Cathedral is recognised in the document and will be taken into account when assessing applications.

The World Heritage Site Management Plan Committee is represented on the Canterbury Conservation Advisory Committee CCAC , together with representatives of local historical, civic and amenity societies, local residential and business interests and local representatives of national professional and amenity organisations.

This committee gives advice to the Planning Committee of the City Council and gives an opportunity for plans which affect the World Heritage Property itself and the buffer zone to be examined. Most of the area within the precincts of the Cathedral, together with the remains of St. A Management Plan exists and is being reviewed regularly. The implementation of the Plan is overseen by the World Heritage Site Management Plan Committee that includes representatives of all the key stakeholders.

Proposals for a buffer zone are under consideration. The Dean and Chapter regularly carry out quinquennial inspections of the Cathedral building. A programme of major repairs is being carried out and the Trustees of Canterbury Cathedral Trust Fund are conducting an Appeal to fund this work. This category states that there is immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric. A solution has been agreed but not yet fully implemented although work is progressing slowly with the assistance of an English Heritage grant.

The three main parts of the World Heritage property have individual tourism management plans for the management of visitors and hold coordination liaison meetings. Canterbury City Council also has a tourist management scheme which is regularly reviewed, and there is frequent contact between the local authority and the constituent parts of the World Heritage property. About us. Special themes. Major programmes.