The setting of 'Cathedral - A Mystery Play'
adds an extra dynamic to the play's timeless plot. This
section includes a brief history of these architectural masterpieces and offers the
opportunity to find out more.
Britain's cathedrals have been built since from the eleven hundred's the late twentieth
century. They have been built in many different architectural styles from the Renaissance
at St Paul's London to the modernism found in Coventry's cathedral.
Cathedrals have not always been the quiet places of worship we are familiar with today.
During the Middle Ages right up to the Reformation in the fifteen hundred's these
buildings reflected the great wealth enjoyed by the Church. Pilgrims not only came to
worship but to chat and share news. In many instances you will find an elaborate carved
stone screen which was used to separate worshippers from the priests and the singing in
the choir.
During the Middle Ages the insides of the cathedral were decorated with medieval art
much of which was then destroyed during the Reformation. The destruction of these key
places of worship continued in the sixteen hundred's during the Civil War. Cathedral
during the Civil War were used as stables, garrisons and even prisons. What survives today
is a trace of these once vibrant places of worship.
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