{"id":123231,"date":"2021-11-15T00:58:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-14T17:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/europes-top-cathedrals-give-the-british-aisles-a-try-brief-letters\/"},"modified":"2021-11-15T02:18:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-14T19:18:04","slug":"europes-top-cathedrals-give-the-british-aisles-a-try-brief-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/europes-top-cathedrals-give-the-british-aisles-a-try-brief-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s top cathedrals? Give the British aisles a try | Brief letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nBest cathedrals | Raspberry challenge | Christmas puddings past | Curates\u2019 payPicking up my Saturday Guardian, I was instantly drawn with great excitement to the article on Europe\u2019s most stunning cathedrals (The towers and the glory: Simon Jenkins\u2019 favourite cathedrals in Europe, 13 November). Where would the fifth biggest cathedral in the world feature? Alas, Simon Jenkins sadly omitted the always stunning Liverpool Cathedral.Neil Watkins Liverpool\u2022 Simon Jenkins describes 11 great European cathedrals as \u201ceasily reachable\u201d. May I suggest that we revisit and appreciate our more local cathedrals and, while we\u2019re at it, seek out other buildings to bring us comfort and solace.Toby Wood Peterborough Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2021\/nov\/14\/top-cathedrals-give-the-british-aisles-a-try\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europe\u2019s top cathedrals? Give the British aisles a try | Brief letters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Best cathedrals | Raspberry challenge | Christmas puddings past | Curates\u2019 payPicking up my Saturday&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-w3B","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":145,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/amen-to-these-homes-near-cathedrals-in-pictures\/","url_meta":{"origin":123231,"position":0},"title":"Amen to these homes near cathedrals \u2013 in pictures","date":"December 18, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"\r From Lincoln to Salisbury, these properties are in cities known for their imposing cathedrals Continue reading...\r \r Source : theguardian.com\r Read more...Amen to these homes near cathedrals \u2013 in pictures","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":24140,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/zaragoza-mayor-takes-aim-at-church-property\/","url_meta":{"origin":123231,"position":1},"title":"Zaragoza mayor takes aim at Church property","date":"August 27, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Politicians are demanding to know who owns the magnificent cathedrals, monasteries and shrines\r \r Source : ft.com\r Read more...Zaragoza mayor takes aim at Church property","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":24138,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/zaragozas-leftwing-mayor-takes-aim-at-church-property\/","url_meta":{"origin":123231,"position":2},"title":"Zaragoza\u2019s leftwing mayor takes aim at Church property","date":"August 27, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Politicians are demanding to know who owns the magnificent cathedrals, monasteries and shrines\r \r Source : ft.com\r Read more...Zaragoza\u2019s leftwing mayor takes aim at Church property","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":131274,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tourist-trappings-why-we-all-love-a-tacky-souvenir-fridge-magnet\/","url_meta":{"origin":123231,"position":3},"title":"Tourist trappings: why we all love a tacky souvenir fridge magnet","date":"October 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Miniature clogs, pretzel paperweights, tiny cathedrals\u2026 What do our kitsch holiday mementoes tell us about modern tourism \u2013 and ourselves?There is a magnet shaped like Finland, a bottle opener adorned with Austrian edelweiss and an \u201cI Dubai\u201d mug that all come from the very same place. 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