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Combine Roman and Anglo-Saxon sections?

Should the Roman and Anglo-Saxon historical sections be combined? The Roman section has Augustine of Canterbury being sent as a missionary to the Anglo-Saxons. (Also, I'm not sure what connection Augustine of Hippo has with Canterbury Cathedral.) Perhaps combine them into a single "Roman and Anglo-Saxon Period"? Foreignshore (talk) 02:29, 29 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Benedictine Abbey?

Were the monks of the Abbey here Augustinian or Benedictine? Or both? Slightnostalgia (talk) 17:00, 9 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Quire/Rood screen

An editor has changed the caption "choir screen" to "rood screen" without source for this. The text refers to this as a "choir screen" and is referenced to Cook (1949). The first problem with the change is that there is no evidence of a rood surmounting the screen, whereas there clearly is a chancel and quire beyond. Next, normal practice would be to place the rood to the west of the pulpitum, the eastern screen being sometimes called a pulpitum screen. The reinforcing arch between the western piers of the pulpitum is exactly where one would expect to find the rood beam. I'm reverting the change therefore: BRD, if anyone disagrees or has further information to add please do so here. Thanks, Martin of Sheffield (talk) 08:59, 27 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Later - Reference found and added. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 13:56, 27 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Choir/Quire

In general "choirs sing in quires", which makes defining the height of the choir at 71' (22m) quite alarming! More seriously though, both "choir" and "quire" are used within the article, though for some strange reason "choir" is the more common. The Cathedral itself (which I suggest is acceptable as a WP:RS) uses the term "quire", see here, as do most English churches and cathedrals that I have come across. Unless someone objects in the next day or so, I'll go through the page ensuring that the choirs and quire are properly distinguished. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 19:57, 12 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Done, a bit later than planned. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 20:43, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]