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. 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.

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

2.    Atrium. King Richard II liked Lichfield
3.    Nave. Nave Three icons. King Henry III architect
4.    Nave arcades. Nave
5.    Old Library now destroyed. Old library.
6.    Chad’s grave and shrine tower foundation. Understanding Chad's grave site. Chad's grave-the evidence.  Chad's relics Three conjectures on the early church. Wilfrid, creator of the first cathedral. Chad, fact and fiction. A sacred layout for the first cathedral.
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. Organ Prebendal Stalls. Presbytery and altar Early English Choir area
12. Second cathedral foundation. Lichfield cathedrals are not Norman, as are Wells and Salisbury.  Why the second cathedral must 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 and Sainte-Chapelle?  Beasts in the Lady Chapel
15. Reredos. Lady chapel and Sainte-Chapelle?
16. Herkenrode Glass. Herkenrode painted glass. Medieval glass.  Anchorites at Lichfield
17. Sleeping children monument. Sleeping children. Frances Chantrey.
18. Chapel/Consistory. Two early chapels. Rooms south of the choir.

19. South transept. South transept.

20. Sundial clock. Pre-Reformation mass.

21. Nave-choir screen. Skidmore’s choir screen.
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 in the south aisle