History of Lichfield and Cathedral: Plan of cathedral and linked posts

Outstanding Features

Only medieval cathedral with three spires, was once the only fortress cathedral with a surrounding moat and is now a Victorian Gothic Revival building. A significant pilgrimage centre from early times. Has the best-kept Early Medieval stonework sculpture in Europe. Has a very early Gospels; oldest book in UK still in use. Cells off the Lady Chapel might have been for anchorites. The chapel has 16th-century hand-painted Flemish glasswork. There is an extraordinary foundation to the second cathedral, probably built by King Offa. Once had the most sumptuous shrine in medieval England. Suffered three Civil War sieges, including a heavy bombardment. Has associations with Kings Henry III and Richard II. Only one of two cathedrals located on the same site as the original church.

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Dating the cathedral. Reasons why Lichfield (Licitfelda) had approval. Building the cathedral. Gothic cathedral Small size defines the cathedral

1. West Front. West front including the 'singing windows'.

2.    Atrium. King Richard II liked Lichfield
3.    Nave. Nave Icons   King Henry III architect
4.    Nave arcades. Nave
5.    Old Library now destroyed. Old library.
6.    Chad’s grave and shrine tower foundation. Chad's mynster Chad's grave-the evidence.  Chad's bone relics Three conjectures on the early church. Wilfrid, creator of the first cathedral. Chad, fact and fiction. A sacred landscape Chad's cathedral church
7.    North transept. North transept.
8.    Chapels and Chantries. Two early chapels. Chantries.
9.    Vestibule. Washing feet
10. Chapterhouse. Chapterhouse. Lichfield Angel.
11. Choir and Presbytery. Choristers. Organs Prebendal Stalls. High altar Choir area
12. Second cathedral foundation. Lichfield, Wells and Salisbury cathedrals are post-Norman.  The second cathedral has to be Early Medieval. Second cathedral has a short-perch layout. It is Early Medieval.  The incomparable apse of the second cathedral.
13. Chapel foundation. Two early chapels.
14. Lady chapel. Langton's shrine. Lady chapel Beasts in the Lady Chapel
15 Lady chapel reredosl
16. Herkenrode Glass. Herkenrode painted glass.  Anchorites at Lichfield
17. Sleeping children
18. Chapel/Consistory. Two early chapels. Consistory Court, St Chad's Head Chapel and the verger's office.

19. South transept. South transept.

20. Sundial clock. Pre-Reformation mass.

21. Nave-choir screen. Choir screen. Bells
22. Alignment. East-west alignment.
23. Pilgrimage. Pilgrimage defines the Cathedral. Langton’s shrine.
24. Site of bishop’s palace. Bishop Langton’s palace.
25. Mary Montagu’s monument. Mary Wortley Montagu.
26. Wall fresco. Two frescoes