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What is a cathedral? According to Wikipedia, "In the Catholic tradition, the term 'cathedral' correctly applies only to a church that houses the seat of the bishop of a diocese. The abbey church of a territorial abbacy serves the same function (that is, houses the seat of the abbot), but does not acquire the title." In Britain, cathedrals generally survived the transition from Catholicism to Protestantism, and became the seats of bishops of the Anglican church. Abbeys, on the other hand, were often not so fortunate, and many of those on this list are ruins, having been destroyed during the dissolution of the monasteries. (Cathedrals are listed alphabetically; abbeys and churches are listed by publication date.)
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- The Cathedral Churches of England, by M.G. van Rensselaer
(Century Magazine, 1887A)
- Canterbury Cathedral, by M.G. van Rensselaer
(Century Magazine, 1887A)
- Durham Cathedral, by J.R. Boyle
(North Country Lore & Legend 1890)
- Durham Cathedral, by M.G. van Rensselaer
(Century Magazine, 1888A)
- Ely Cathedral, by M.G. van Rensselaer
(Century Magazine, 1887B)
- Gloucester Cathedral, by M.G. van Rensselaer
(Century Magazine, 1890A)
- Lichfield Cathedral, by M.G. van Rensselaer
(Century Magazine, 1888B)
- Lincoln Cathedral, by M.G. van Rensselaer
(Century Magazine, 1888B)
- Sepulchral Monuments on Oxford Cathedral, by Matthew Holbeche Bloxham
(Archaeological Journal, 1852)
- Peterborough Cathedral, by M.G. van Rensselaer
(Century Magazine, 1887B)
- An English Cathedral
(Harper's Monthly, 1881A)
- An overview of the basic layout and functions of British cathedrals in general, followed by a description of Salisbury Cathedral.
- Salisbury Cathedral, by M.G. van Rensselaer
(Century Magazine, 1888A)
- The Golden Hall of St. Pauls, by James Manson
(Little Folks, 1883)
- Wells Cathedral, by M.G. van Rensselaer
(Century Magazine, 1890B)
- Winchester Cathedral, by M.G. van Rensselaer
(Century Magazine, 1889B)
- York Cathedral, by M.G. van Rensselaer
(Century Magazine, 1889A)
- Today, this wonderful building is known as York Minster rather than Cathedral, as it is no longer the seat of a bishop.
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- On the Architecture of the Abbey Church of Dorchester, by Edward Freeman
(Archaeological Journal, 1852)
- On the Painted Glass in New College Chapel and Hall, Oxford, by C. Winston
(Archaeological Journal, 1852)
- The Abbeys of Yorkshire
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Fishlake Church, Yorkshire
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Hawarden Church, Flintshire
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Religious Sects - Places of Worship [in London]
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1879)
- Waverley Abbey [Farnham, Surrey], by L. Crow
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1884)
- St. Martin's Church, Canterbury
(Girl's Own Paper, 1886)
- The oldest church in Canterbury.
- St. Bartholomew the Great: The Oldest Church in London, by Norman Moore
(Century Magazine, 1887A)
- The Vanished Abbey, by the Very Rev. Donald M. Spence, DD
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1892A)
- The vanished abbey of Evesham, on the Avon in Worcestershire.
- Westminster Abbey, by Henry B. Fuller
(Century Magazine, 1893A)
- [Binham Abbey, Norfolk] An Heirloom in Decay
(Good Words, 1902)
- The Wax-Works of Westminster Abbey, by T. Sidney Allnut
(Windsor Magazine, 1903A)
- The waxworks in Westminster Abbey, with two exceptions, date from the custom of creating a wax effigy of the deceased person on the coffin during the funeral service, and later storing it nearby.
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