EverymanInside Canterbury Cathedral

1977 • E26 20 nov 1977

Pilgrims in the Middle Ages came to Canterbury as an act of faith, looking forward to a heavenly reward; tourists today come as an act of curiosity, looking back at 800 years of English history. Are we turning the Mother-church of the nation into a God museum?

Peter France looks at the life of a great cathedral, the choirboys and cleaners, stonemasons and priests, and asks: what does it all mean today?