St Albans
Alban was
our first Christian martyr. His shrine was placed here in 429 and lies behind
the 1484 high altar screen. It was formerly known as St Albans Abbey before it
became a cathedral in 1877. It is the second longest cathedral in the United
Kingdom (after Winchester).
The church
we see now started in 1077. Situated outside the city of Roman city of
Verulamium there is Roman brickwork in the church’s tower and other parts of
the building.
This is where
‘Early English meets Decorated’ wrote Siân in the guidebook. The four bays in
the south nave collapsed in 1323 and they only had ‘Decorated’ in stock for the
rebuild.
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