Show but buried ia e d m f 12 old cathedral cath famous prelates thai that have been laid to rest within the he walls of the famous structure of canterbury although sinco since the Ile reformation formation says tho the london chronicle no protestant archbishop at 0 canterbury bury was burled buried tn in his metropolitan cathedral until leavo leave waa was obtained for or tho the interment of Arch archbishop biship benson in 1895 the ho dust of many famous prelates lies ibert within theae ancient precincts cuthbert tho the eleventh of canterbury 1 ter tor bury powerfully affected the fortunes ut of the cathedral by obtaining permission from pope gregory nearly twelve centuries ago that henceforth all the might bo be buried within the walls of their own cathedral accordingly from cuthbert Cuth bort to cardinal Caro inal pole in 1559 the early re mains of at nil all the bishops lie there at rest including those of st odo st dunstan st alpheno Alph ego bt st anslem st thorn thoms I 1 a docket becket hubert walter stephen langton archbishops peck bun Win chelsey islip simon do sudbury courtenay arundel Chi chicheley cheley baechler Ba morton warham and other saints und nd statesmen me famous in history for their high services to church and commonwealth the interior of canterbury catho cathe 1 dral la Is so carefully preserved that it gives one the imbres impression ion of extreme newn newness esq yet the enole choir chair and east end of the cathedral as it now stands la Is mainly the work of william of sens and Willi william ant the englishman who flourished toward tho end of the twelfth century but the cathedral and the many buildings in its precincts are a perfect museum of medieval architecture next to the transitional style which Is represented la in the choir comes the first point ed or early english pyle which came about bait half a century later to thi this 13 period belongs the far famed arch bishops chali chah usually railed palled the chair of at L i augustine on which the archbishops are enthroned and which was naturally th tha object of much interest at the funeral of recent date it Is elaborately carved and Is made of three pieces of marble from the style of its decoration it Is to believed to hae bane been first placed in the cathedral in 1220 at the superb caremon cere y of the translation of beck ets remains from the crypt to his priceless shrine |