Portsmouth Cathedral - Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
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As the title of the book says, it is a book about Portsmouth Cathedral, its history, the construction, which lasted from 1188 to 1991.
Waymark Code: WM151EN
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/27/2021
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Portsmouth Cathedral - A book as a guide to the history of the cathedral
"The Cathedral Church of St. Thomas of Canterbury" "Around the year 1180 Jean de Gisors, a wealthy Norman merchant, provided land so that the monks of Southwick Priory could build a chapel 'to the glorious honor of the martyr Thomas of Canterbury, one time Archbishop, on my land which is called Sudewede, the island of Portsea'. From humble beginnings, this chapel was to become in turn a parish church in the 14th century and a cathedral church in the 20th century...."
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Publisher: Jarrold Publishing (January 1, 1998)