Visiting the Cathedral

The Cathedral possesses a rich heritage of stained glass. The Becket Window in the Lucy Chapel dates back to 1320. Not only is the glass of particularly high quality, but this is one of very few images of Becket to survive the Reformation.

Examples of painted glass created in the 1630s by the Dutch artist Abraham van Linge include the Jonah window and the Bishop King Window.

Victorian windows include the huge St Michael Window in the north transept. In the Latin Chapel is the St Frideswide Window by the famous pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, just one of five windows he designed for the Cathedral.

The Cathedral showcases centuries of architectural development, from the Norman construction of the Priory of St Frideswide in the 12th century, through the emergence of Gothic architecture, to the remodelling of the Cathedral by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 19th century. 

The jewel in the crown of the Cathedral’s architecture is its stone vaulted chancel ceiling, probably constructed in c.1400, and considered to be one of the finest examples of its type in any English Cathedral. 

Evensong has taken place at Christ Church for hundreds of years in the Anglican musical tradition of responses, psalms, canticles and anthems sung by the choir.

Everyone is welcome to join the service and listen to the renowned choirs, whether you are Christian or not.