A comprehensive pocket sized handbook, The Cathedrals of England and Wales is a guide to 36 of Britain's finest holy buildings. Originally published in 1912, it provides both an informative background to the cathedrals today and a useful reference point for the changes of the last century. Its clear and concise summaries of each cathedral's history and development are enhanced by floorplans, photographs and illustrations. The guide includes Bangor, Birmingham, Bristol, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chester, Chichester, Durham, Ely, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford, Lichfield, Lincoln, Liverpool, Llandaff, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Oxford, Peterborough, Ripon, Rochester, St Albans, St Asaph's, St David's, St Paul's, Salisbury, Southwark, Southwell, Truro, Wakefield, Wells, Winchester, Worcester and York The author, Francis Bond (1852-1918), was considered a leading authority on architectural history with special expertise in the English Gothic style.