The original building was founded to the north of the present one. Work began on a new cathedral in 1079 and was consecrated in 1093. It has the longest nave of any Gothic cathedral in Europe. See William Walker for the story of how the Cathedral almost sank.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Winchester Cathedral
Erected in the centenary year of his death. Such a fittingly designed plaque....
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
The church, dating back to the 9th century, was destroyed in the Great Fire and not rebuilt. The parsonage survived until at least 1762.
Councillor and Chairman of the Public Health Committee of St Pancras Borough Council in 1902.
Designed by Charles Robert Cockerell. Stood at the top of Regent Street.
The oldest church in the City, founded by the Saxon Abbey of Barking. Â Built on the site of a Roman building. Â Expanded and rebuilt several times. Â A nearby explosion in 1650 demolished the west to...
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