 ichfield Cathedral is built on the site of the church of St. Chad, the bishop of the Mercians in 667. His shrine on the site was a place for pilgrims to travel to. Although a lot of rebuilding work has been done on the Cathedral in relatively recent times, much earlier sections still exist. The central spire collapsed in the middle of the seventeenth century and was rebuilt then and again in the eighteenth century. The west front is covered with many statues, including the Kings of England, but very few are original. The construction of the nave dates back to between 1265 and 1293, and the octagonal chapter house dates back to around 1240. The Lady Chapel dating from around 1330 was built by William Eyton is not aligned with or attached to the main church. The presbytry was later added to link the two together. |
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