Manchester Cathedral
A Short Tour
Canon Andrew Shanks
ISBN: 978 1 85759 449 2
Size: 197 x 106 mm / 4.25 x 7.75 in.
Binding: softcover
Pages: 24
In association with: Manchester Cathedral
Date published: August, 2009
UK £2 /US $
Highlights
- Fully illustrated with 50 photographs
- Features a lively text by Canon Andrew Shanks
Description
The history of Manchester Cathedral is rich with illuminating detail, from the famous minstrel angels in the nave, commissioned by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of the Tudor king Henry VII, to the Fire Window commemorating the two disastrous twentieth-century bombs. Canon Andrew Shanks’ lively text guides the visitor through the cathedral and introduces the many extraordinary stories and characters associated with it.