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Message from the Dean Message from the Chairman, Development Committee Welcome to Planning for the Future Conserving the Fabric A Personal Perspective: Allan Willett CMG CVO A Precious Resource Preserving Treasures & Traditions Securing the Future How You Can Make a Difference Contact Us A Message from The Insert Sheets: Canterbury Cathedral is a place of people – galvanising generations and continuing to hold a special place • Our Benefactors in hearts across the world . A place of global significance, it is both the very cradle of English speaking • Our People , and a treasure house of history. The rich panorama of Romanesque and Gothic art and architecture – and the precious artefacts housed within – represent the cultural heritage and lives of many, past and present. • Gift Opportunities One need only visit to understand the awarding of UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 1988. • Stonemasonry The Cathedral and its Precincts remain a significant site of pilgrimage, ignited by the martyrdom of Archbishop • in 1170. Indeed, the appeal for individuals to journey to Canterbury was captured beautifully by Chaucer in his Canterbury Tales. Millions have worshipped here throughout the centuries, many still • Music following the ancient route from Rome to our doorstep. The longevity of this inspirational journey highlights the • Access & Welcome Cathedral’s international reach for those seeking a tranquil place for personal prayer and reflection. • Education & Research Collections We know that no one generation builds a cathedral, and those who dedicated their efforts over the eight centuries taken to make this building a reality, did so understanding they would not see the project completed in their lifetime. This level of commitment is testament to the sense of belonging, sanctuary and purpose which this architectural marvel inspires in all who live under its gaze. Securing the future of this historic site is a vital but costly task. We place upon ourselves the duty to ensure that Canterbury remains a special place for everyone, where all worshippers, pilgrims, and students are welcomed and inspired. This individuality of experience can sit with contentment alongside the conservation and restoration of the building’s beautiful architecture, glass and artwork, necessary to ensure the Cathedral’s future for generations to come. Thank you for your dedication and support.

Cover Image Antony Gormley’s “Transport” is suspended above the original site The Very Revd Dr DL of the tomb of St Thomas Becket in the Eastern of the Cathedral. This piece was created in 2011 using ancient handmade nails which were taken Images © Canterbury Cathedral and courtesy of from the roof of the South East Transept during its restoration. Antony Gormley and Jason Dodd Photography.

2 3 Thank you for your generosity and vision

In 2006, Canterbury Cathedral launched a major appeal to raise money for an ambitious programme of restoration and conservation work. This followed a detailed survey of the building’s structure, but also reflected the fact that, despite past appeals in 1947 and 1974, the last extensive restoration of the Cathedral was carried out by the Victorians over a century ago.

I am delighted to tell you that with your help we have achieved a great deal Welcome to Canterbury Cathedral over the past 6 years, raising almost £16m. On behalf of all at the Cathedral, thank you to the many generous individuals and organisations who have given Founded on a tradition of hospitality of 800 volunteers, with daily running Canterbury Cathedral is their support. These funds have allowed us to complete a number of essential and devotion going back 1,400 years, costs of approximately £19,000. projects including the conservation of elements of the Corona Chapel and the Canterbury Cathedral is a living, dependent on the donations South East and South West Transepts, refurbishment of the House and working church holding around 30 Despite raising almost £16m between of many individuals, grants modernisation of the Cathedral’s stonemasons’ yard. We have also been able services a week. We are a vibrant 2006 and 2012, the Cathedral faces to progress other necessary and exciting projects relating to the Cathedral community celebrated for our warm one of its greatest challenges – how from a wide range of trusts Library, 15th century Christ Church Gates and ongoing conservation of stained welcome, choral music tradition to secure the future in these difficult and foundations, and the economic times. Like all other English glass by our in-house teams. All projects have been delivered on time and to and heritage craftsmanship. We are support of public sector and budget. “ On behalf of all at committed to strengthening our role , we receive no direct the Cathedral, thank as a centre of cultural and educational funding from Government or the corporate partners. However, the Canterbury journey is a long one, and there is much more to excellence. Church of . Regular income do. The Cathedral costs in the region of £19,000 a day to run and it receives you to the many from visitors, fees and commercial For your continued no direct government funding, relying predominantly on the generosity of generous individuals The Cathedral has a significant impact enterprises supports our day-to-day its benefactors and visitors to meet these day-to-day needs. In addition, on local social and economic well- activities, but we constantly need to commitment and support with a heritage building of this nature and antiquity, the true scale of major and organisations being bringing over one million visitors generate additional funds to enable us we are extremely grateful. works often only becomes apparent once begun. This means our excellent to the area each year, including over to undertake essential conservation project teams frequently having to accommodate emergency work, such as who have given their 100,000 schoolchildren. We employ works and development projects. that recently resulting from a fall of masonry from the Great South Window, support. However, the around 300 staff supported by an army alongside planned projects. Canterbury journey is “Canterbury Cathedral is the heritage of the Our journey therefore goes on: we have recently launched a fundraising a long one and there is campaign in the United States under the patronage of President George H whole Christian world” Thomas Lamont (New 1947) W Bush, and we are continuing, actively, our UK fundraising efforts. Our aim much more to do.” remains to secure this great building, its spiritual mission, historic treasures, and inspirational work for current and future generations. What you have enabled us to achieve since 2006 Projects now underway include: Ongoing conservation of the Corona Chapel Rebuilding the Great South Window £1.1 million and the South East Transept £3.6 million Renovating and rebuilding the organ £0.6 million Refurbishment of Choir House £1.7 million Bursaries for choristers and Richard Oldfield DL Reroofing and improvements to the Library £1.1 million supporting Cathedral music £0.7 million Trustee, Canterbury Cathedral Trust Initial works on the Great South Window £0.5 million Craft apprentices £0.1 million Chairman, Development Committee Stained glass conservation £0.6 million Other projects £1.8 million Modernising the stonemasons’ yard and funding apprenticeships £0.4 million Works on Christ Church Gate £0.3 million Other projects £0.3 million

500 1000 1100 Canterbury sacked by the St Augustine arrives in Canterbury and Accord of Archbishop Thomas baptises Ethelbert, King of Kent Danes; the first Cathedral establishes Canterbury as the Becket assassinated 4 597 1011 part destroyed 1072 primary diocese in England 1170 at the Cathedral 4 5 “And specially from every shires ende Of Engelond to Caunterbury they wende...” “ Humanity was never so ’s Canterbury Tales happily inspired as when it made a cathedral ”

Robert Louis Stevenson 1850 -1894

Planning for the Future

Canterbury Cathedral requires a possibly a complete rebuild; and the meet the changing needs of both huge amount of work to secure its 500 year old Bell Harry Tower needs worshippers and visitors, and it is in future - £6m on masonry and roofs critical repairs. this spirit of continuous improvement alone over the next 5 years. Much that we plan to enhance the Key to tackling such a huge task is the of the stonework needs conservation experience and our education and implementation of a planned works or replacement; many of the stained interpretation facilities. In addition, we programme over the next 10-15 glass are in urgent need of must invest now to ensure the long- years. However, our aim is not solely restoration; the lead on the term survival of the Cathedral’s choral to repair and conserve the architecture roof, last replaced in Victorian times, music tradition and invaluable trade and fabric. Canterbury Cathedral needs renewing; the Victorian organ and craft skills. needs at least a major overhaul and has evolved over its long history to

Major Project Funding Needs

Estimated Summary of works cost Cathedral Fabric Corona Chapel: Masonry and Roof £0.45m 2012-2014 SE Transept: Masonry £0.9m Cathedral Relighting (Phase1) £0.5m Upgrade Drainage System £0.35m Towers: NW and SW Masonry and Roofs £1.35m Cathedral Fabric Nave, , Gt. Cloister, Chapter House: Masonry and Roofs £14.2m 2015-2019 Christ Church Gate: Masonry and Roof £2m Cathedral Fabric Bell Harry Tower: Masonry £16m 2019-2025 NW Transept: Masonry and Roof £2.55m South Oculus Window £0.3m Clerestories: Nave (north) and Chapel £1.55m Stained Glass Austin Windows, SE Transept £0.175m Royal Window, NW Transept £0.8m South Precincts Project Phase 1: Landscaping £3.8m Cathedral General For 500 years entry into the Maintenance of Ancient Monuments and Ruins £110,000/year Cathedral and Precincts has The Great Organ £2m Music The Nave Organ £2m been through the iconic Christ 1 x Chorister Bursary £18,500/year Visitor Experience Archives Interior: remodel and improve education facilities and external access routes £0.7m Church Gates. Major restoration and Education Improving Access for Visitors with Disabilities £0.25m of the gatehouse is central to our Training: 1 x 3 year Apprenticeship (all trades) £25,000/year Craft Skills 1 x 2 year Extended Stonemasonry Apprenticeship £17,500/year ambition to improve access and the visitor experience.

1200 1300 1400 5 Magna Carta signed arrives in England Current Nave Christopher Bell Harry Tower killing one third of the population completed Columbus lands in the completed 1348 1405 1215 6 1492 New World 1498 7 Conserving the Fabric: ongoing & planned works “When we build, let us think that

we build forever.” John Ruskin (1819 -1900) £16m £13.5m Bell Harry Tower The Nave and Roofs and Masonry Critical repairs to the Cathedral’s most iconic Essential repairs to stonework around the structure, including major work on the carvings, Care and Creativity £1.35m clerestory windows and . Replacing 3,000 pinnacles and stone facings, many of which are over The West Towers Victorian lead tiles on the Nave roof. Repairs to 500 years old Canterbury Cathedral, as it stands Not all repairs carried out by previous the flying buttresses Vital repairs to the today, evolved over the course of 800 generations were problematic. The buttresses and upper walls. years from the original Cathedral built work carried out by the Victorians on Re-leading of the roofs to protect the bells and clock £3m by Archbishop . Whilst each the Cathedral roof 150 years ago has The Stained Glass architectural addition has contributed simply come to the end of its natural Conservation work on all the remaining windows. to the splendour of the Cathedral’s life. Once completed, the new roof Restoration of the fabric, some have also created should be weatherproof for more than surrounding stonework £2.55m significant problems for the structure 120 years. North West Transept and foundations. Over the next 3-5 years, projects Fundamental structural work to the roof including The problems we face today are to restore the fabric of the building complete re-leading. not only the result of this lengthy include the Corona Chapel, the South Replacement of timber supports and concrete wall : some stem from the East and South West Transepts, and casings attempts of earlier generations to the roof of the Archives, as well as restore the damages of time, pollution restoration of the Cathedral’s West and the environment. The Victorians, Towers. This is only the start of our £0.65m who carried out the last major programme of fabric restoration: Over The Archives restoration of the Cathedral, used the next 15 years we will also need To complete existing work cement mortar. This does not allow to undertake major structural work on on the roof water to run off like medieval mortar, the North West Transept and repairs which has resulted in damage to the to the Cathedral’s 235-feet high Bell stonework. There has also been Harry Tower. widespread use of poor quality stone, either through lack of knowledge, or necessity, as in the case of post-war repairs, which has caused ongoing The roof of the Nave, with around £1.6m water damage and weathering. There 3,000 lead tiles, is over 60m long – South West Transept is an urgent need to replace any longer than an Olympic size to complete emergency unsuitable stone and mortar to prevent swimming pool. repairs to the transept and further damage. the Great South Window, containing some of the oldest medieval glass in the Cathedral

Canterbury is one of only a handful of cathedrals in England which employs its own stonemasons. We are £2.0m a centre of excellence envied across Europe and currently employ 17 stonemasons (including 4 apprentices Christ Church Gate and one trainee) versed in traditional and modern skills. The Cathedral manages an extended apprenticeship To restore the fabric and roof of the 15th £0.3m programme working with the Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship and the University of Gloucestershire, and each century gatehouse South Oculus Window apprentice undergoes a rigorous five year training programme. We are also actively involved in the development to complete the conservation £0.9m and rehanging of this unique South East Transept of syllabuses for further and higher education sectors. 12th century window to complete repairs and masonry

1500 1600 Christ Church Gate completed Henry VIII severs ties with Henry VIII founds the The King James Bible begins; major Rome and establishes the Dean & Chapter and is published destruction of Cathedral 9 1521 1534 4 1541 The King’s School 1611 1642 monuments and glass 8 9 “...among the devastation there was the wonderful sight of the Cathedral – damaged but still standing as a symbol of hope to the free world.”

Allan Willett CMG CVO

My abiding love for Canterbury Canterbury Cathedral is the spiritual Cathedral goes back to World War II home of English speaking Christianity when I was a small boy growing up on and recognised around the world as a my father’s farm on the , symbol of faith and for its architectural ten miles from the ancient City of beauty. It is maintained today as a Canterbury. dynamic living church working for the common good. However, the Cathedral I clearly recall being in bed when I was receives no direct government funding about six and hearing the front door of and current income is not sufficient to our farm rattle. My parents explained cover the immense costs of on-going that Canterbury was being bombed and conservation works and continuous I remember going there soon after the development. Allan Willett CMG CVO is an devastating Baedeker Raids of 1942. entrepreneur and international It is absolutely vital that our generation Although it seemed that everything takes steps now to secure the building’s businessman. Through Willett around was destroyed and blackened, future and I appeal to friends at home International he developed among the devastation there was the and all over the world to support the the world’s first micro- wonderful sight of the Cathedral – work of the Trust in this endeavour. damaged but still standing as a symbol processor-controlled labelling of hope to the free world. There is an machine and the first inkjet evocative photograph of the Dean at printer for cartons. Recently the time, standing amongst the rubble retired as Lord Lieutenant with the smoke still rising round him. of Kent, he now devotes This wonderful building built and rebuilt himself to philanthropy and over a thousand years - as important to world history as the Pyramids, as Allan Willett CMG CVO explains why he has recently significant as Mecca and as iconic donated more than £2m to as St Peter’s in Rome - had survived Canterbury Cathedral. once again.

Recent discoveries have indicated the perilous state of many parts of the Cathedral, not least because of poor quality repairs in the past using inappropriate materials. This is particularly true of emergency work undertaken after the Second World War. Action is needed now to stop further decay and damage, and to prevent closures of sections of the building in the interests of safety.

1700 1800 5 Restoration of the monarchy Act of Union between England Slave Trade Act passed - Archbishop Archbishop Lanfranc’s under Charles II. Restoration of 12 and creates the United delivers the bicentenary North West Tower replaced 1707 1660 1840

the Cathedral begins. 1807 10 Kingdom of Great Britain celebratory lecture in 2007 11 A Precious Resource

Canterbury Cathedral is more than a Canterbury Cathedral is also a beautiful building and iconic religious major tourist attraction. It plays an site: it holds unique status in our increasingly important economic role human history and cultural heritage. in the region, attracting high levels The Cathedral has meaning and of visitors to the City, and helping to resonance for people locally, nationally, support local trade and services. and across the world. This comes not only from the Cathedral as a place We also provide much needed local of transformation, inspiration and employment, volunteering and training learning; it is also the source of much opportunities. The Works Department of our shared heritage. Our Library alone employs 50 skilled tradespeople and Archives hold a priceless and including plumbers, carpenters, remarkable collection chronicling great scaffolders and gardeners. historical events, as well as the lives The Cathedral sits at the heart of and experiences of our ancestors. our community touching the lives of Canterbury Cathedral connects hundreds of individuals every day. individuals across the globe back to family and roots in England, particularly • One of the most visited historic those in the United States whose buildings in England forebears set out from here to forge • More than I million visitors a year new lives abroad in the 17th and 18th • Employs 300 people supported by centuries. The Cathedral is woven around 800 volunteers into the lives and narratives of millions, • A leader in trade and specialist and remains as relevant to us now, craft apprenticeships spiritually and personally, as when it • Positive economic & social impact was a historic pilgrimage site.

We hope to inspire people of all ages and nationalities to take their own journeys of discovery…..

Education is central to the Cathedral’s mission. Extending learning opportunities and improving interpretation and Over one million visitors pass public access to our buildings, texts and treasures are key priorities for us. Each year the Education Department through the Cathedral’s gates works with over 100,000 young people from across the UK and overseas. Our Library and Archives are renowned for their conservation of ancient books and priceless medieval manuscripts, and offer a world-class each year – an international resource to thousands of scholars, historians and amateur genealogists of all nationalities every year. Many stay cross-roads where clergy, on site at our award-winning Lodge and International Study Centre.

scholars, historians, teachers, • £4.5m – estimated cost of improving the visitor and learning experience children and pilgrims cross • Over 100,000 young students a year paths, each on their own • Over 5,500 research visitors a year journey of discovery.

1900 5 Stained Glass Almost all Cathedral land and Start of the First World War Gandhi visits Canterbury 1412 restoration begins estates passed to the Ecclesiastical and meets with ‘The Red 15 1880 12 1852 at the Cathedral Commissioners 1914 1931 Dean’, 13 “Canterbury Cathedral is a place where the international A Place of Illumination Choral Music language of music is spoken, where soaring architecture stirs Music is central to worship at Canterbury Cathedral has a proud tradition of nurturing Canterbury Cathedral and has minds and souls, where an extraordinary library and document creativity and excellence in the arts. In the 12th century enchanted visitors and pilgrims through collection ignites a passion and respect for history and where, church builders were pushing the boundaries of architecture the ages in a tradition dating back to and art for the glorification of God. The use of light and St Augustine. The use of music in the through the unique beauty of stained glass, one can read colour was uppermost in their minds. Today, the Cathedral is liturgy evolved from chants sung by inspiring stories of great men and women through time.” a world leader in heritage conservation, preserving rare and the monks, and grew to include boys’ specialist skills such as stained glass making and restoration, voices. Allison Whipple Rockefeller and stonemasonry. We also maintain one of the oldest and The first boys’ choir at Canterbury most celebrated choral traditions in the world. was created in the 15th century. Today Canterbury Catheral Choir includes Medieval Stained Glass 16th century and containing around 12 Lay Clerks and 25 Choristers. All Canterbury Cathedral contains over 50,000 volumes. These include many the boys are in full time education 1,200 square metres of stained priceless medieval and biblical texts. It at a local school, and board in Choir glass depicting inspirational stories of also contains around 30 charters dating House within the Precincts. men and women, including one of from before the , England’s largest collections of early some reaching as far back as the 8th The Choir sings daily at the medieval stained glass. Much of century. As such, they pre-date even Cathedral’s services inspiring joy in this is in need of urgent attention the earliest extant Cathedral buildings the thousands of visitors who attend, with estimated costs of £3m. All and are our oldest possessions. There as well as in the regular congregation. conservation work is carried out at our are also around 8,000 Cathedral It is world famous, regularly tours own Stained Glass Studio, employing charters, and in total, the Archives overseas, and has produced some of 8 highly-trained conservators and contain around 2 linear kilometres of our best performers and musicians. glaziers. With a global reputation for documents. excellence, the Studio has worked Our aim is to keep this historic choral on preserving glass for many other The Cathedral also the records music tradition alive, in the belief that cathedrals, parish churches, and other of the , Canterbury the music which inspires us in our historic buildings. We also provide Diocese and the parish records of devotion can motivate and uplift all essential outreach placements for East Kent. No other library links City those it touches. students of stained glass conservation. with Cathedral, and ecclesiastical with We hope to stage major exhibitions social history together in this way, It costs approximately £18,500 per of the Cathedral’s stained glass at the establishing the Cathedral as a unique year to educate each Chorister and Getty Museum, Los Angeles in late place of discovery for visitors, scholars, to provide musical tuition and board 2013 and the Metropolitan Museum children and pilgrims. at Choir House. The cost of creating of Art, New York in early 2014. an endowment for scholarships is In addition to remodelling the estimated at £2.5m. Library & Archives Archives’ interior, and providing There has been a library at the digitisation and touch screen £4m is needed to rebuild the current Cathedral since Anglo-Saxon times. technology, at a cost of £0.5m, Grand Organ and create a new The current collection is awe- we also need to improve external Nave organ to meet the challenges inspiring, dating back largely to the access routes estimated at £0.2m. of this acoustically complex building.

A place of pilgrimage Thomas Becket was from 1162 until his murder in the Cathedral on 29 December 1170. Miracles of healing were reported within days. In 1173, Becket was canonized by Alexander III and pilgrims flocked to the Cathedral to worship at his shrine. The site of Thomas Becket’s murder remains world famous and attracts millions of visitors. The legend is inextricably linked to Geoffrey Chaucer’s celebrated Preserving Treasures 14th century Canterbury Tales which portrayed the Canterbury pilgrimage as a jostling melting pot of humanity. Chaucer’s genius lay in allowing his characters’ honest, ordinary voices & Traditions to shine. He could never have done this without Becket and his Canterbury shrine.

Start of the Second Parts of Canterbury destroyed in 1218 World War Baedeker bombing raid 19 1942 14 1939 15 Securing the Future

Like any large institution, Canterbury Over the past three years the running costs in reserves, in line with Cathedral generates income from a Cathedral has averaged a net annual our Reserves Policy. number of sources, and finances a surplus of £850k, equivalent to just range of operational running costs. over six weeks’ running costs. This The Cathedral manages to cover its These are illustrated below. apparent surplus arises because we running costs on a daily basis. However, include benefactor contributions to the harsh reality is that in order to carry Canterbury Cathedral costs, on Canterbury Cathedral Trust in our out necessary larger scale works we average, £6.9m per year or £19k income figures. Without the Trust’s are totally reliant on the generosity of per day to run, and we generate fundraising efforts, the repair and our benefactors and partners. Without sufficient income to fund our conservation programme indicated in your help we would simply not be able outgoings. This income comes our annual expenditure would not be to progress the major programme of largely from entrance fees and other possible. works needed to ensure the building’s charges, commercial enterprises, and sustainability. This is particularly true in property rental. We currently hold a modest 5 months’ today’s challenging economic climate.

Canterbury Cathedral’s average annual income and expenditure for How You Can Make a Difference The restoration the three years ending 31st March 2012 In 2012, Canterbury Cathedral of many bricks, and a library made of How your gift helps and development has redoubled its fundraising many books, so too the Cathedral is With your support, we will be Average Annual Income (£7.7m/year or £21,000/day) programme is phased efforts, seeking to inspire funders more than the sum of its parts and able to complete our most urgent and philanthropists in the United formed from a myriad of people, building projects, sustain our world- over 12 years, with Funds raised by Canterbury 2% 3% Kingdom and overseas to invest in a materials, activities and services. Each class heritage conservation work and 19% Cathedral Trust estimated costs of £6m 20% transformational campaign. Our aim element plays a crucial role in the cultural programme, and develop Direct donations, legacies is to secure the millions of pounds future of Canterbury Cathedral and and statutory grants our acclaimed education and in the first 5 years. needed to realise the Cathedral’s long needs your support. Visitors apprenticeship schemes. 5% term aspirations and sustainability. 12% Trading (net) Donations and grants are vital We recognise that the huge scale and to Canterbury Cathedral’s Rental (net) cost of making this aim a reality can future. Your gift, however large ISC/Lodge (net) Your generosity turns 39% appear daunting to some. We realise or small, makes a difference. aspiration into restoration. Other that this may lead you to question There are many ways you can support the impact of any single donation or Please contact us if you us - through a donation, regular gift, would like to make a philanthropic action. legacy, sponsorship, or a grant for a donation. Average Annual Expenditure (£6.9m/year or £19,000/day) However, just as a building is made specific project or area of our work.

3% Ministry and Music 17% 25% Major repairs/restoration 5% Maintenance For whom the bell tolls Education and Training For those who live and work locally, the cycle of Cathedral bells brings its own reassuring rhythm to daily life. Indirect support costs Many follow the bells’ call from across the City to Matins or Evensong, offer up personal prayers, or simply 29% 21% Other reflect on the passing of another day in private contemplation. Bell Harry has tolled here since Prior Henry first donated it in 1288. With your help it can continue to toll for many years to come.

Fundraising income from Canterbury Cathedral Trust is essential, supporting a broad range of Cathedral projects and activities, with the exception of Ministry costs.

2000 5 The bells of Canterbury Cathedral The Cathedral Lodge and Rowan Williams enthroned The Cathedral bells peal in 2012 are cast at the Whitechapel Foundry International Study Centre opens as 104th Archbishop of celebration of Her Majesty 21 1981 2000 16 funded entirely by donations in the Cathedral Precincts 2003 Canterbury 2012 The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 17 Photographs: Left to right from top

Heather Newton, Head of Stonemasonry & Conservation with John Burton, Surveyor to the Fabric Polly Gasston, Shepherd - Visits Team Locardia Munikwa, Volunteer Eric Powell, Works Department Brigadier John Meardon, Receiver General Ann Yoshida, Holy Duster The site of St Thomas’s shrine in the Trinity Chapel The site of St Thomas’s shrine in the Trinity

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Canterbury Cathedral Trust The body is less a thing than a place; a location where things happen. Thought, feeling, memory and

8 The Precincts Canterbury Kent CT1 2EE Tel: +44 (0) 1227 865307 Fax: +44 (0) 1227 865327 anticipation filter through it sometimes staying but mostly passing on, like us in this great cathedral... Email: [email protected] www.canterbury-cathedral.org Transport Antony Gormley, Sculptor Patron: His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent Patron: (United States of America) President George H W Bush

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