Cathedral Cats

Cathedral Cats
Richard Surman

The ebook edition of Cathedral Cats that captures the fascinating life stories of cats who make their homes in and around the grandeur of Britain’s cathedrals.Find out about Tomkin, the patron cat of Chelmsford Cathedral, who was rescued from a derelict house in south London, or Olsen, the Siamese from Chester Cathedral whose nocturnal wanderings often end up at the local jazz club. From Boots of Ely to Winston and Wallace of Edinburgh, Cathedral Cats offers a distinctive insight into life in the environs of some of Britain’s most historic buildings.This is a unique way to discover some of Britain’s beautiful cathedrals, with plenty of feline interest along the way.

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First published in Great Britain in 2005 by HarperCollins Publishers.

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Source ISBN: 9780007235636

Ebook Edition © MARCH 2015 ISBN: 9780007416882

Version: 2015-03-12

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For my children and grandchildren

Contents

Cover (#u43f484c9-2afd-529b-a96e-fdc1123bdb07)

Title Page (#uc5ccc834-80ed-5c34-9345-0ec751493880)

Copyright (#ulink_1927376f-1989-5f96-81aa-fdabd9634c6d)

Dedication (#ulink_80e9b64a-d362-513e-8f61-a30442b58b19)

Introduction (#ulink_3ecd2ec7-79f6-5a0a-b7ed-5d002ca86bf1)

St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds (#ulink_b1c136b7-75b3-59c5-a00e-fab78d4a2c83)

Canterbury Cathedral (#ulink_db425968-9f82-54f2-bc73-c9c0279ecb6f)

Chelmsford Cathedral (#ulink_4402f06b-e396-5538-9528-dc540f620433)

Chester Cathedral (#litres_trial_promo)

Chichester Cathedral (#litres_trial_promo)

Durham Cathedral (#litres_trial_promo)

St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh (#litres_trial_promo)

Ely Cathedral (#litres_trial_promo)

Exeter Cathedral (#litres_trial_promo)

Gloucester Cathedral (#litres_trial_promo)

Hereford Cathedral (#litres_trial_promo)

Lichfield Cathedral (#litres_trial_promo)

Portsmouth Cathedral (#litres_trial_promo)

Ripon Cathedral (#litres_trial_promo)

Rochester Cathedral (#litres_trial_promo)

Salisbury Cathedral (#litres_trial_promo)

Southwell Minster (#litres_trial_promo)

Westminster Cathedral (#litres_trial_promo)

Worcester Cathedral (#litres_trial_promo)

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About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

Introduction (#ulink_acb760fa-c390-5ffc-9bda-3397fc1af0d2)

‘A man has to work so hard so that something of his personality stays alive. A tomcat has it so easy, he has only to spray and his presence is there for years on rainy days’

Albert Einstein