Talk:Christchurch Priory

Weather Vane
Does anybody know when the weather vane was changed to the salmon? I have seen a photo dated 1906 showing the old one in situ.--Ykraps (talk) 15:27, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Catholicism?
Apologies for my ignorance or any offence caused but is the Priory a Catholic church?--Ykraps (talk) 15:32, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

No it isn't. I have moved it to Anglicanism 147.147.180.195 (talk) 16:20, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

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Larger than a cathedral
The statement that the priory is larger than 21 of the cathedrals might be a "fact", but it is of no significance whatsoever, except that it includes a number, and people do love numbers because they seem to give a sense of authority.

A comparison of the size of the building by comparison with the cathedrals of England needs to take into account the history. It needs to see that a very large number of buildings that are now cathedrals were previously priory/abbey churches, and that as this is a priory church, then it follows that the size would be similar.

Many of the present cathedrals were not built as cathedrals and did not become cathedrals until the 19th or 20th century. At that time, a large suitable church was selected from those already existent in the area where a cathedral was required, and in many cases the largest available building was a parish church that had once been monastic. There remain a number of large monastic churches, like Christchurch Priory, in areas where a new cathedral was not required, or a different building was selected as more suitable.

In other words, one would expect a large priory church to be as large as many cathedrals. It is only in the context of "parish church" that its size is remarkable.
 * Amandajm (talk) 15:30, 1 January 2022 (UTC)