This cathedral has been well known and loved since it was built in the 13C. It was painted by Constable, amongst others, and from certain directions looks just as it has always done.

Unfortunately, it has recently been associated in the news with the Russian security services efforts to poison a defector, killing one other person and putting three more in hospital. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Sergei_and_Yulia_Skripal).

The cathedral has, apparently, the tallest spire in England although this was added after the rest of the building and has had to be reinforced on several occasions to keep it up. The fact that the entire building was constructed on a marsh and the foundations are only 4 feet deep probably doesn’t help.

Of course, visiting at this time of plague means social distancing, timed entry, masks and limited areas to go into. Nonetheless it continues to be very impressive. They have an art exhibition at the moment as well, celebrating 800 years of the foundation. As this opened a week before lockdown, the exhibits in the cathedral have barely been seen until now.