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Chester Cathedral

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Search complete. 11 mentions across 10 episodes found for "Chester Cathedral".

Oct 29, 2026

Mike ParryHOST
48:22
no, no.
Mike ParryHOST
48:22
The school started in the Chester Cathedral.
Mike ParryHOST
48:25
That was the whole point of him inaugurating these schools, because when he detached the Church of England from the Church of Rome, you know, Bishop of Rome, you're not home, and all that.
Mike ParryHOST
48:33
Well, he set up the Church of England, didn't he? He set up the Church of England, and so what he did is he set up a load of schools in cathedrals in England to bolster the new religion, you know, called the Church of England.
Elizabeth HeverinGUEST
51:19
And the reason I have a problem with this is because so many churches all across the country are closing down.
Elizabeth HeverinGUEST
51:25
And when you go to a cathedral today, whether it be Chester Cathedral, Lincoln Cathedral, Westminster, Bath Cathedral, they always ask you to pay.
Elizabeth HeverinGUEST
51:34
I mean, you can get around it by saying, look, I'm here to pray.
Elizabeth HeverinGUEST
51:37
I'm here to worship God.
Lee CalvertHOST
11:37
Oh, yes.
Lee CalvertHOST
11:38
In Chester Cathedral, weirdly.
Lee CalvertHOST
11:41
But I did think, I mean, I'm assuming the fella in Boney M used to do the somersaults and dance like a madman.
Lee CalvertHOST
11:48
He's either not there anymore or he's much more still than he used to be.
Briony WilsonGUEST
25:06
From there, you can see the Town Hall, which isn't always open, but it's a very stunning building.
Briony WilsonGUEST
25:11
And then just to the right, you'll see Chester Cathedral.
Briony WilsonGUEST
25:15
Now they do tours all over Chester Cathedral.
Briony WilsonGUEST
25:19
You can go in, you can pay your respects.
Briony WilsonGUEST
25:21
Again, a stunning building.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
11:47
He was for twenty-two years a member of the Mersey Dock Board, and Chairman of the Traffic Committee.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
11:54
After he retired from business he became a magistrate for the county of Cheshire, and greatly interested himself in the restoration of Chester Cathedral.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
12:04
He died at his London house, in Regent's Park, December 18, 1884, and was buried at Thornton Hough, Cheshire.
Pamela NagamiNARRATOR
12:15
My mother was a daughter of William Bower, the founder of the firm of William Bower and Sons, Cotton Brokers, My grandmother, Mrs. Bower, was left a widow when quite young, but must have been a woman of much ability, for during the minority of her eldest son, for several years she carried on the business, going down to the office every day.
David MartinNARRATOR
10:46
He was for twenty-two years a member of the Mersey Dock Board and chairman of the Traffic Committee.
David MartinNARRATOR
10:54
After he retired from business he became a magistrate for the county of Cheshire and greatly interested himself in the restoration of Chester Cathedral.
David MartinNARRATOR
11:03
He died at his London house in Regent's Park, December eighteenth, eighteen eighty-four, and was buried at Thornton Huff, Cheshire.
David MartinNARRATOR
11:14
My mother was a daughter of William Bower, the founder of the firm of William Bower & Sons, cotton brokers.
Sarah WilliamsHOST
21:39
I forgot what you called it.
Sarah WilliamsHOST
21:42
Uh... training hike that's what I did so very lucky where I live I just sort of googled around and there was a trail called the two saints way which runs from one cathedral in a city which I've forgotten through to Chester Cathedral and Chester Cathedral isn't too far from me so I was like perfect we will do that as the um as the equipment shakedown, the back-to-back days to see how it goes.
Sarah WilliamsHOST
22:08
And also there was, again, there wasn't a women's FKT, so I was the first woman to record it.
Sarah WilliamsHOST
22:13
When I say this, by the way, this is not me saying that no other woman has done it.
David MartinNARRATOR
11:47
He was for twenty-two years a member of the Mersey Dock Board, and chairman of the Traffic Committee.
David MartinNARRATOR
11:54
After he retired from business he became a magistrate for the county of Cheshire, and greatly interested himself in the restoration of Chester Cathedral.
David MartinNARRATOR
12:04
He died at his London house in Regent's Park, December 18, 1884, and was buried at Thornton Huff, Cheshire.
David MartinNARRATOR
12:15
My mother was a daughter of William Bower, the founder of the firm of William Bower & Sons, cotton brokers.
David MartinNARRATOR
11:49
He was for 22 years a member of the Mersey Dock Board, and chairman of the Traffic Committee.
David MartinNARRATOR
11:56
After he retired from business he became a magistrate for the county of Cheshire, and greatly interested himself in the restoration of Chester Cathedral.
David MartinNARRATOR
12:06
He died at his London house in Regent's Park, December 18, 1884, and was buried at Thornton Huff, Cheshire.
David MartinNARRATOR
12:17
My mother was a daughter of William Bower, the founder of the firm of William Bower & Sons, cotton brokers.
David MartinNARRATOR
12:47
He was for twenty-two years a member of the Mersey Dock Board, and chairman of the Traffic Committee.
David MartinNARRATOR
12:55
After he retired from business he became a magistrate for the county of Cheshire, and greatly interested himself in the restoration of Chester Cathedral.
David MartinNARRATOR
13:04
He died at his London house in Regent's Park, December 18th, 1884, and was buried at Thornton Huff, Cheshire.
David MartinNARRATOR
13:15
My mother was a daughter of William Bower, the founder of the firm of William Bower and Sons, cotton brokers.

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