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Church Gallery

The churches and cathedrals of Britain continue to fascinate and inspire the people who visit or worship in them, because the story of this country's past is imprinted in their stone and glass, ready to be discovered by anyone who cares to look.

From the ancient church of St Andrew's, in Somerset, where a great Danish leader was baptised in the ninth century, to the glories of Westminster Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral, browse through this gallery for a glimpse of an important heritage, and a sense of the history of Britain.

Click on an image below to enter the gallery
St. Andrew's Church, Aller, Somerset
St. Andrew's Church, Aller, Somerset
Bath Abbey
Bath Abbey
St. Peter and St. Paul, Lavenham, Suffolk
St. Peter and St. Paul, Lavenham, Suffolk
Hexham Abbey, Northumberland
Hexham Abbey, Northumberland
Edward III's tomb, Westminster Abbey
Edward III's tomb, Westminster Abbey
Inside the main tower, Westminster Abbey
Inside the main tower, Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey, Edward the Confessor's tomb
Westminster Abbey, Edward the Confessor's tomb
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine
Canterbury Cathedral, the tomb of the Black Prince
Canterbury Cathedral, the tomb of the Black Prince
Canterbury Cathedral, the Nave of the Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral, the Nave of the Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral, the tomb of the Archbishop Henry
Canterbury Cathedral, the tomb of the Archbishop Henry


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