Lockdown Treasure #6: Berkeley Vestibule
The Berkeley vestibule is Peter’s Lockdown Treasure #6 from Bristol Cathedral – small but perfectly formed.
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Category: Lockdown Treasures
In his new Lockdown Treasures series, Peter shows you ten of the most fascinating and significant artefacts, features and spaces of the historic Bristol Cathedral. Many are kept behind locked doors or high in inaccessible towers, beyond the sight of the visiting public. Check out the Introduction blog for details, then tune in for the weekly countdown…
Lockdown Treasure #7: Henry’s Great Bible
The Great Bible of Henry VIII is Peter’s Lockdown Treasure #7 from Bristol Cathedral: a mint-condition relic of the English Reformation.
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Lockdown Treasure #8: Cathedral Organ
Cathedrals come to life when filled with music. How better to do that, than with a 17th-century pipe organ? Peter shows you around.
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Lockdown Treasure #9: Door to the Past
In LOCKDOWN TREASURE #9 from Bristol Cathedral, Peter unlocks a door to the past, and steps into a monk’s shoes for a night.
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Lockdown Treasure #10: Castaway Candlesticks
The first instalment of Peter’s Lockdown Treasures: the candlesticks from the captain’s cabin of the ship that rescued the real-life Robinson Crusoe from his desert island.
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Lockdown Treasures: Introduction
Lockdown doesn’t allow for much exploration. Fortunately, Peter has unfettered access to the stunning Bristol Cathedral. While the doors remain locked to the public, he shows you his top-10 Lockdown Treasures of Bristol Cathedral.
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