![]() ![]() It is as if the town contains within itself something larger than itself. Even in modern times when an old Cathedral town may have provided itself with all the elegant appurtenances of civic buildings, assembly and meeting rooms (and York was well-stocked with these) the Cathedral rises above them - a witness to the devotion of our forefathers. They must understand that in an old Cathedral town the great old church is not one building among many it is the building - different from all others in scale, beauty, and solemnity. “And I hope that all my readers are acquainted with an old English Cathedral town or I fear the significance of Mr Norrell’s chusing that particular place will be lost upon them. ![]()
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