St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Anglican Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds, England
St Edmundsbury Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Bury St Edmunds, a market town in Suffolk in eastern England. The building shows Gothic arches in the nave arcade, stone vaulting above the choir, and a newer tower with a viewing platform at the western front.
The first church rose here in the eleventh century after the Norman Conquest and later expanded in medieval style. The site received cathedral status at the start of the twentieth century when the Diocese of Suffolk was created.
The building serves today as a center for worship and choral music in a town named after an Anglo-Saxon king. Visitors often see parishioners gathering in the side aisles or walking through the cloister that connects to the neighboring park.
The tower offers views over the surrounding county on clear days and is reached by a spiral staircase. Visitors can walk through the whole building but should respect people praying during services.
A collection of old books from the late Middle Ages and early modern period rests in a room above the northwestern entrance. This holding traces back to an endowment from the late sixteenth century and ranks among the oldest church libraries in England.
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