The Cathedrals of Great Britain

This richly illustrated survey of the cathedrals of Great Britain blends architectural description with concise historical narrative, guiding travelers through the great churches of England, Wales, and Scotland while also highlighting Westminster and Beverley as especially significant in the history of Gothic art. With plans, image lists, and detailed visual catalogues of western fronts, towers, shrines, choirs, cloisters, and crypts, it invites close study of each cathedral as both masterpiece and monument. Among its most memorable studies is St. Paul's Cathedral, traced from Saxon foundations and missionary beginnings through repeated destruction by fire, grand rebuilding, and its role as the civic and spiritual center of medieval London. Worcester Cathedral is presented as a layered record of Norman, Early English, Decorated, and Perpendicular craftsmanship, enriched by royal tombs, memorials, monastic remains, and modern restoration. Lichfield Cathedral emerges as a wounded but enduring symbol of devotion and national identity, shaped by saints, bishops, war damage, and later repair. Together, these portraits make the volume both a practical guide and a celebration of sacred architecture, history, and craftsmanship. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.