Canterbury Cathedral (Adam Coles)

Front 1

Who was Augustine sent by

Back 1

Pope Gregory

Front 2

When was Augustine given the church

Back 2

597

Front 3

Who gave Augustine the church

Back 3

Ethelbert

Front 4

When was the first fire

Back 4

1067

Front 5

When was the first rebuild

Back 5

1070

Front 6

What were the physical changes after the first fire

Back 6

Bigger, Norman style, more towers and shape of cross

Front 7

When was Thomas Becket murdered

Back 7

1170

Front 8

When was the second fire and rebuild

Back 8

1174

Front 9

What were the changes after the second fire

Back 9

First gothic building, walls painted red and white to represent Beckets blood and brains. Dome was added to represent the back of Beckets head being chopped off.

Front 10

When were the Baedeker raids

Back 10

1942

Front 11

Why was the cathedral targeted by the German bombers

Back 11

Important site for England and it would damage morale.

Front 12

What did people do to protect the Cathedral during the bombings

Back 12

Took out all the stained glass, placed sandbags in the Cathedral and stood on the rooftop to throw the bombs off.

Front 13

What room was destroyed during the Baedeker raids

Back 13

Victorian library but important documents had been removed such as Magna Carta.