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Old Rectory Cottages

 

Since 1096, the Cathedral has been a place of worship,a historic treasure and an iconic landmark towering over the City. There is much to see on a visit, so here are a few of the highlights:-

  • The grave of Edith Cavell  the first world war heroine who was executed in 1915 and is celebrated for nursing troops from both sides without discrimination
  • Budge the Cathedral Cat who has made his home in Cathedral having wandered in back in 2018
  • Visitors in May and June may get the opportunity to see the newly born Peregrine Falcons
  • A unique font which is used for baptisms, formed from 2 copper bowls used to manufacture chocolate, gifted to the Cathedral when the Rowntree Mackintosh factory closed in 1994
  • The medieval roof bosses