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Lichfield Cathedral
Lichfield Cathedral Review
It's worth a detour (14 miles northeast of Birmingham on A38) to explore the only English cathedral with three spires. The sandstone building, beautifully sited by a tree-fringed pool, dates mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries, and the Lady Chapel glows with some 16th-century stained glass from the Cistercian abbey of Herkenrode, near Liège, in Belgium. Half-timber houses surround the peaceful grounds, and the town itself has Georgian buildings as well as the birthplace (now a museum) of lexicographer Dr. Samuel Johnson. Frequent trains from Birmingham New Street Station take 35 minutes.
- Address: 19A The Close, Lichfield, WS13 7LD | Map It
- Phone: 01543/306100
- Cost: Suggested donation £4
- Hours: Daily 7:30--6:15; closes Sun. at 5 in winter
- Website: www.lichfield-cathedral.org
- Location: Birmingham
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