Building Types

Arts, Architecture, History, Building Types - Edinburgh Cathedral (Roman Catholic). Originally the Chapel of St Mary, built in 1814 to the designs of James Gillespie Graham, it became a cathedral in 1878.

Coventry Cathedral has been a place of worship for over 900 years. To walk from the ruins of the old Cathedral into the splendour of the new is to walk from Good Friday to Easter, from the ravages of human self-destruction to the glorious hope of resurrection.

Arts, Architecture, History, Building Types - Aberdeen, St Andrew's Cathedral. Opened in 1817, the cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church was the first of many buildings in the city designed by Archibald Simpson.

Arts, Architecture, History, Building Types - Westminster Cathedral. The official site of the primary Catholic Cathedral in England and Wales includes a brief history and tour of the Byzantine-style building, designed by Victorian architect John Francis Bentley.

Arts, Architecture, History, Building Types - Peterborough Cathedral. The official site of the cathedral built as an abbey in 1118.

Arts, Architecture, History, Building Types - St David's Cathedral, Wales. The official site has a brief history and an interactive map, coloured to show dated building phases, which leads to photographs and details.

Arts, Architecture, History, Building Types - Norwich Cathedral. The official site for this magnificent Romanesque and Gothic building supplies a gallery of expandable photographs and a description, outline history and bibliography.

Arts, Architecture, History, Building Types - Great Gothic Cathedrals of France. An online sample of Stan Parry's guidebook.

Arts, Architecture, History, Building Types - Lichfield Cathedral. The official web-site provides a history and floor-plan coloured to show dated building phases, with details of what is where.

Arts, Architecture, History, Building Types - Gloucester Cathedral. The official web-site has an outline history, detailed plan and gallery of beautiful photographs using natural lighting effects.

Cathedral Church of St Machar

Arts, Architecture, History, Building Types - Canterbury Cathedral. The official site provides photographs, history and an interactive tour.