Gloucester Cathedral

Gloucester Cathedral is an extraordinary building on which the great events in the history of England and the Christian religion have left their indelible marks. Kings and queens have worshipped here. One king was crowned here; another is buried here. Great musicians have made music and composed music here. Stonemasons and architects have built or changed or restored the building through the centuries. Abbots, bishops and deans have had new ideas and made great changes. Religious strife, civil war and great events have all left their mark. Many great men and women are remembered here in wood and stone and glass. For centuries ordinary people have also come - and still do come - as worshippers, pilgrims and visitors. This beautifully illustrated book tells this story of Gloucester Cathedral. AUTHOR: Susan Hamilton has a background in medieval English literature. She was co-ordinator of visitor services at Gloucester Cathedral from 2000 until 2010 and remains responsible for the training of cathedral guides. Carolyn Heighway FSA directed archaeological excavations in Winchester, York and Belize in the 1970s and was head of excavations for Gloucester Museum from 1973 until 1981. She was archaeological consultant to Gloucester Cathedral from 1981 to 2008 and is now an independent consultant specialising in the archaeology of churches. She has published numerous articles on Gloucester, its archaeology and its cathedral. David Hoyle completed a doctoral thesis on the arguments that divided the Church of England just before the Civil War. His book Reformation and Religious Identity in Cambridge, 1590-1644 was published in 2007. A residentiary canon of Gloucester Cathedral and director of ministry for the diocese from 2002 until 2010, he is now the dean of Bristol. Frances Kay is professional writer, and has published over 25 books on business topics and is a business mentor to entrepreneurs in Gloucestershire. A keen student of history, Frances is a qualified cathedral guide with particular interest in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Robin Lunn read history at Cambridge. After a career as a teacher and teacher-trainer he trained as a cathedral guide, taking a special interest in stained glass. He is a member of the cathedral chapter and chairs the fabric committee. Celia Thomson read history at Oxford and later studied for MA degrees in Renaissance Studies and Religious Studies (Christian Ethics) at London University. In 1994 she was one of the first women to be ordained priest in the Church of England. She has been a residentiary canon at Gloucester Cathedral since 2003. 134 colour illustrations