Out of the BH Album: A Convocation of Cathedrals

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. —Psalm 24:7

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Seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, dramatic Canterbury Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Church of England.[/caption]

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At 404 feet, Salisbury Cathedral boasts the tallest cathedral spire in England.[/caption]

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While most medieval cathedrals show architectural changes in the course of construction, 13th-century Salisbury was built in a single generation in a uniquely uniform Early English design.[/caption]

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson stands watch over the close of majestic Lincoln Cathedral.[/caption]

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St. Asaph’s Cathedral in Denbighshire, North Wales, holds the distinction of being the smallest cathedral in Britain.[/caption]

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Constructed of local red sandstone, Chester Cathedral contains features of every period from the Normans to the 19th century.[/caption]

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Built over several centuries, Exeter Cathedral stands on the site of a 7th-century Saxon monastery.[/caption]