Britain does do a good cathedral. Especially the medieval ones, which were designed to inspire, intimidate, absolve and awe.

On April 4, 1942, the diarist Henry “Chips” Channon and a few of his friends paid a visit to Wells Cathedral—one of England’s early Gothic treasures—in the southwest county of Somerset. Having spent ...

Choristers at Westminster Abbey in London, which is offering a selection of services - James Manning/PA Visiting some of England’s most glorious cathedrals is becoming a pricey business, costing ...

A historic cathedral in England has installed a giant indoor fairground slide, supposedly so that visitors can see its roof up close. The 50-foot-high ride, known in Britain as a helter-skelter, was ...

Visitors to some of Britain’s most venerable and imposing religious buildings this summer may find carnival attractions, a lunar landscape or a lifelike model of Earth. By Megan Specia LONDON — The ...

On the occasion of Bishop Fabian W. Bruskewitz’s 50th Priesthood Jubilee last summer, he received an unusual but welcome gift: a stone from Lincoln Cathedral in England. The stone, which was retrieved ...

The most recent edition of The Cathedrals of England brings to a new generation the classic 1930s Batsford guide to England’s religious architecture. Concisely written and speaking to a broad ...

Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be a Roman shrine beneath a former graveyard in the grounds of a cathedral in central England. Experts from the University of Leicester said Tuesday ...

Two women have finished a "nutty" two-year pilgrimage to every cathedral in England, which started and ended in their home county of North Yorkshire. Clare Slator, 65, and Dorothy Gray, 72, started ...

One of the oldest Anglican churches in England is being criticized for installing a miniature golf course to attract more visitors. Rochester Cathedral in Kent, about 30 miles from London, dates back ...

Twenty amazing facts behind that great architectural wonder, the medieval cathedral. 1. Cathedrals required massive amounts of building materials. To build just one tower of Ely Cathedral in England ...

A historic cathedral in England has installed a giant indoor fairground slide, supposedly so that visitors can see its roof up close. The 50-foot-high ride, known in Britain as a helter-skelter, was ...