Janet Gough provides an overview of the Church of England’s 42 magnificent cathedrals, jewels in the crown of England’s built heritage. Beautifully illustrated by Paul Barker, a photographer for Country Life magazine. In addition to looking at their history, stories, evolving architecture and treasures, the talk considers the role of cathedrals over the centuries and specifically their role today.

A Cambridge graduate in History and History of Art, Janet Gough OBE was for 8 years the Church of England’s Director of Church Buildings. She has written two illustrated books to encourage greater enjoyment of these amazing buildings and produced and presented a TV series on cathedrals for PBS.