Erie area celebrates Samhain, All Souls and All Saints days Oct 31, 2009
The event also will let the Erie choir practice pieces it will sing in 2010 for evensong at England's Canterbury Cathedral. All Saints Day is also when the Episcopal Cathedral will open a traveling art exhibit on St. Nicholas titled "Discovering the Truth About Santa Claus." A reception will follow evensong. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Britain's Heritage Suffers in Reces... Oct 9, 2009
Parts of Canterbury Cathedral, the church at the heart of the worldwide Anglican church, some of the fabric of which dates back to the 11th and 12th centuries, are said to be so dangerous that whole areas of the building have already been marked off-limits to visitors and worshippers alike ... Lincoln Cathedral, which English art critic John Ruskin called out and out the most precious piece of architecture in the British Isles", receives about a quarter of its income for conservation work from... (Suite101.com)
Following in the Footsteps of the Mud God Oct 5, 2009
Past discoveries include medieval pottery, 16th century oil pots, pewter badges worn by pilgrims returning from Canterbury Cathedral, decorative mounts from Viking chests and Hindu lamps from circa 1895 the year the Thames was sanctified as a substitute for the Ganges as a place for the devout to leave offerings during Diwali. In August, Brooker made global headlines by unearthing a 17th century ball and chain minus the leg it had once encased belonging to an escaped or drowned prisoner. (Time.com)
A morning medieval miscellany Sep 16, 2009
Canterbury Cathedral is , which I think is supposed to outrage us, but instead makes me think of the incredible utility of duct tape. h/t. (Harper's Magazine)
Crop Circles Quiz: Can You Unravel the Mystery? Sep 16, 2009
a. Tower of London b. Canterbury Cathedral c. Windsor Castle d. Stonehenge. 5. (National Geographic)
Canterbury's pillars held together with tape Sep 14, 2009
Canterbury cathedral ... PILLARS holding up Canterbury Cathedral, the mother church of Anglicanism, are being held together with duct tape because of a shortage of money to carry out urgent repairs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Papers unpick PM's economy speech Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 05:36 GMT, Sunday, 13 September 2009 06:36 UK. The economy speech Gordon Brown will give to the TUC on Tuesday is covered at length across the papers. (BBC News -- UK)
Eight arts leaders provide new direction in their first seasons Sep 13, 2009
I was 9 when I first sang in the Canterbury Cathedral as a boy chorister. I had been brought up in the country and we had to move to Canterbury, it s a bit like a Japanese coming to America and seeing snow. (Boston Globe)
U.K. pub food: Scotch eggs, fish and chips, more Aug 31, 2009
All of the land we use today was owned by the kitchens of Canterbury Cathedral. . (MSNBC -- Travel)
England visitor numbers 'rising' Aug 28, 2009
TOP PAID-FOR ATTRACTIONS Westminster Abbey Kew Gardens Chester Zoo Windermere Lake Cruises, Bowness Eden Project Tate Liverpool Canterbury Cathedral Stonehenge Roman Baths Tatton Park Source: Visit England. Regionally, the North West saw the greatest growth in visits, followed by Yorkshire and the Humber (7%) and London and the West Midlands (both 3%). (BBC News -- UK)
Henry IIs court re-created Aug 8, 2009
Becket's murder, in Canterbury Cathedral, after opposing the king, led to him being canonised and made the Kent town an important focus for pilgrimage ... Ambition: The great tower at Dover Castle is thought to have been a show of wealth and power to 'impress' foreign pilgrims and dignitaries on their way to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. (Harper's Magazine)
Church leaders draw on downturn Apr 12, 2009
Dr Williams will tell the congregation at Canterbury Cathedral: "The present financial crisis has dealt a heavy blow to the idea that human fulfilment can be thought about just in terms of material growth and possession.". He also is expected to suggest the crisis had also been an impetus for people to explore a monastic life. (BBC News -- UK)
Canterbury Choir to perform at Sewanee Apr 1, 2009
The Canterbury Cathedral Choir will be featured in concert at 7:30 p.m. April 16 at the University of the South at Sewanee ... The Canterbury Cathedral Choir, one of Europe s foremost choral groups, under the direction of Master of the Choristers David Flood, will be visiting the United States for the first time in 10 years this spring ... Music is an integral part of worship at Canterbury Cathedral, and there is great pride in the music performed at the services. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
The trembling flying ace Mar 21, 2009
There is a stone plaque commemorating his life on a wall in Canterbury Cathedral. It's not generally realised that he was blind in one eye, having bluffed his way through the medical by memorising the chart. (BBC News -- UK)
Gordon Brown invites Pope Benedict XVI to Britain Feb 20, 2009
The last Pope to visit Britain was Benedict's predecessor, John Paul II, who became the first pontiff ever to visit Canterbury Cathedral where he met Robert Runcie, the then Archbishop of Canterbury. He was also welcomed by the Queen at Buckingham Palace. (Telegraph.co.uk)
