Using a ‘flying camera’, local production company Eagle Video has produced stunning footage of historic Canterbury and the Cathedral. Videos ©2013 eaglevideo.co.uk
Video Footage
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From Door to Door and back again…
Having been absent for seven months for extensive renovation, the historic solid oak entrance gates to the precincts of the Cathedral were returned to the iconic Christ Church gatehouse on 24th May 2012. This was never going to be a simple job but the lengthy and delicate operation went with scarcely a hitch. The intricately carved, solid oak gates are…
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Hitting the right note
Christmas is traditionally associated with choirs and singing carols and here at Canterbury we are fortunate to have one of the finest choirs in the world. The choir consists of 12 lay clerks, men who are professional singers but also work locally, and the 25-strong choristers, boys aged 8 – 13 who attend St Edmund’s School in Canterbury and live…
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Spot the difference
It was a moving moment when the 351 year old Christ Church gates were removed for renovation but in what seemed like the blink of an eye the temporary ones were up and from a distance it was quite hard to spot the difference. It was an exercise that generated much media interest and was carried out with military precision….
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The World’s Oldest Space Frame?
An astonishing discovery has been made at Canterbury Cathedral: possibly the world’s oldest space frame, dating to 1180 AD. This could put the invention of this engineering solution (until now attributed to Alexander Graham Bell and Buckminster Fuller) back by a cool 700 years. An external grille attached to a huge wrought iron window frame had previously been supposed to…
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Stained Glass Conservators at Work
Conservators in Canterbury Cathedral removing stained glass from the 12th century South Oculus Window in the south-east transept.
Urine is best
An excerpt from the BBC programme ‘Seven Ages of Britain’ with David Dimbleby visiting our stained glass studio.