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Welcome to Chester Cathedral’s website.
We hope it will be both informative and easy to use, keeping you up to date
with activities, concerts and events in the Cathedral.

New Chairman of the

Cathedral Council

Following the departure of Ian Dunn, the Chapter of Chester Cathedral is delighted to announce the appointment of Lt Gen Sir Edmund Burton KBE MA as Chairman of the Cathedral Council with immediate effect.

BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

The BBC recorded the first programme of the 31st series of the Antiques Roadshow in the Cathedral on Thursday, 3rd April. The Estate team helped in the complicated setting up process and Cathedral volunteers acted as stewards for the day.

Simon Shaw, the series editor of the Antiques Roadshow said:
“We couldn’t have hoped for a better location in which to start a brand new series of Antiques Roadshow. Chester Cathedral will prove the most exquisite backdrop for our viewers and, with around 2, 500 visitors patiently queuing to see our team of experts, we’ve been assured a rich day indeed. Dealing with such a large attendance could have been problematic, but the team from the Cathedral who helped steward the event couldn’t have been more efficient and helpful. We hope the Cathedral team have enjoyed their day and may welcome more visitors to this magnificent building as a result.”

ALED JONES CONCERTS

Aled Jones visited the Cathedral in April 2008 for two concerts with the Cathedral Choir.
He sang several numbers from his new CD as well as joining the Choir in 'All Through the Night' and 'How Great Thou Art'.

Cathedral Team run in half-Marathon!

Chris Humphries, Chris Walton, David Mayer, Russ Millhouse and Andrew Moore all work at Chester Cathedral and will be running the Chester Half Marathon to raise much needed funds which will contribute towards the upkeep of the fabric of this historic place in the heart of Chester.  We'll get a picture of us in training up here as soon as we can!

If you have already entered the race and would like to join the team, please call Chris Walton on 01244 500961 and we will add you to our list.

Sian Davies has joined the team!

We aim to raise £5000, but with your help we could raise much more.

Donating through the 'justgiving' site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us; The Chester Cathedral Development Trust will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you; just follow the link below.

So please sponsor us now - thank you very much indeed!

With best wishes from

Chris, Chris, Russ, David, Andrew & Sian
The Chester Cathedral Team
Helping to "Keep Chester Cathedral Running"

http://www.justgiving.com/cathedralteam

Car Parking Available

Three parking spaces are currently available in the Quarry Car Park, off Northgate Street. Initially for 6 months, but by negotiation after that.

The cost is £1020 + VAT per year, and access is restricted by means
of an electronic barrier.

For further details, please contact Martin Witty on 01244 500 955.

The Restoration of
The Chapter House Window

The colourful east window of the Chapter House was installed in 1872 as a memorial to Dean Anson (1839 – 1867), showing the history of  St Werburgh’s Church as
Anglo – Saxon Minster, Benedictine Abbey and Cathedral.

The window is thus a wonderful historical inheritance and one of the most attractive windows in the   building. It is a superb example of Victorian craftsmanship designed and made by Heaton, Butler and Bayne, one of the foremost firms of  designers and manufacturers of stained glass windows in the nineteenth century.

The window is now showing signs of serious decay simply due to age and the effects of 135 years of weathering. Stained glass is made up from a number of elements – small sections of coloured,  textured glass, held within a lead network (although other metals such as zinc and copper foil have also been used) and then secured as a panel within a timber, metal or stone and mortar framework. Lead is by nature soft, malleable and easily soldered. This means that it can also sag easily and lose its structural role.Over time, the waterproofing compounds used to seal a structure go hard, crack, and fall out, leaving the lead and glass  exposed to water  damage, if it is external. At this point the window may be seen to be leaking - letting in water between the lead and the glass.

In a building such as this, the maintenance of stained glass windows is a constant concern and other windows in the Cathedral have already been repaired including the Lady Chapel east window and the south window of the South Transept.

The wnidow has been removed and taken to the workshops of Linley Glass where it will be examined, repaired, re-leaded and then re-instated. The cost of this work will be approximately £32, 000

The ongoing work can be viewed online at www.linleystainedglass.com

‘One of the best libraries of its kind in the North West’
     
A theological Library housed in a magnificent 19th century building.
  
Open for research and public tours.   

  

£3.00 pp or £5.00 pp including admission to the Cathedral

Please telephone 01244 324756 to arrange your visit.

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