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The site of Bradford Cathedral has been a place of Christian worship for well over a thousand years. In fact, its origins date back to Anglo-Saxon times, but the original church was destroyed by the Normans. The de Lacy Norman family subsequently took possession of the land and it was Alice de Lacy who constructed a second church in the 14th century, although this was destroyed by Scottish raiders invading Yorkshire. The cathedral we see today was founded in 1458 …

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