Our wonderful volunteers will be providing a daily insight into the Cathedral’s rich history, drawing on their expertise and vast knowledge, with a varied programme of new 15-minute talks which will be held at regular intervals for visitors, residents and members of the Cathedral community to enjoy.
Covering a wide variety of topics, from Thomas Becket to Graffiti, Modern Art Installations to Cathedral Cats, there really is something for everyone.
Meeting point for the talks is in the south aisle of the Nave at quarter past the hour, as below, Monday-Saturday or 13.00 and 13.30hrs on Sunday.
Wednesday 28 March
10:15 St. Gabriel’s Chapel
11:15 History of Cathedral
12:15 The Monks and the Chapter House
13:15 History in glass
14:15 Cathedral organs
15:15 Thomas Becket 2- Henry Plantagenet 1
Wednesday 3 April
10.15 Henry IV and his sons
11.15 St Gabriel’s Chapel
12.15 The story of Becket
13.15 How Noah went to Hollywood
15.15 The Great Cloister
Thursday 4 April
11.15 The Ancestor window
12.15 Mrs. Black Prince
13.15 Henry IV and the Black Prince
14.15 Treasures of the past
15.15 The story of Becket
Friday 5 April
11.15 Wonders of wax
12.15 The story of St. Eustace
13.15 Why Canterbury?
14.15 The oldest tomb
15.15 The Great Cloister
Saturday 6 April
10.15 Green Men
11.15 Henry IV and Dean Wootten
12.15 Beckets tomb and Grafitti in the Crypt
13.15 St. Anselms Chapel
14.15 The royal tombs
15.15 The Black Prince’s Achievements
Sunday 7 April
10.15 The Chapter House
11.15 Women in the Cathedral
12.15 The Miracle windows
13.15 The Monastery garden of Christchurch Priory
14.15 The Buffs Chapel- Simon Langton and Magna Carta
15.15 The Great Cloister
Sunday 8 April
13.00 The Black Prince
13.30 The Miracle windows
Monday 9 April
11.15 Women in the Cathedral
12.15 The Black Prince
13.15 The Great Cloister
14.15 Icons- Religious art
15.15 The Pulpitum screen
Tuesday 10 April
10.15 Henry IV and his sons
11.15 The Great Cloister
12.15 Setting the scene…
13.15 The story of Becket
14.15 St. Gabriel’s Chapel
15.15 The Black Prince and Shrine of Becket
Wednesday 11 April
10.15 St. Gabriel’s Chapel
11.15 The Bossanyi windows
12.15 2 Henry’s and a Becket
13.15 Mrs. Black Prince
14.15 The lost Chantries of Canterbury Cathedral
15.15 Women in the Cathedral
Thursday 12 April
10.15 Wonders of wax
11.15 The Miracle windows
12.15 Jordan Fitz Eisulf, a family’s story
13.15 The 1382 tsunami and secret passage
14.15 King William II and Archbishop Anselm
15.15 Women in the Cathedral
Friday 13 April
10.15 The Stephen Cox sculptures
11.15 St. Gabriel’s Chapel
12.15 The North-East Transept
14.15 The Bible windows
15.15 To be a pilgrim…
Saturday 14 April
10.15 The story of St. Dunstan
11.15 The water tower
12.15 The Miracle windows
14.15 The Chapter House
15.15 The 1382 tsunami and secret passage
Sunday 15 April
13.00 Archbishop Benson
13.30 The Ancestors of Christ windows
The mini-talks are free to attend but usual Precincts charges apply.
