The churches and cathedrals of Britain continue to fascinate and inspire the people who visit or worship in them, because the story of this country's past is imprinted in their stone and glass, ready to be discovered by anyone who cares to look.
From the ancient church of St Andrew's, in Somerset, where a great Danish leader was baptised in the ninth century, to the glories of Westminster Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral, browse through this gallery for a glimpse of an important heritage, and a sense of the history of Britain.
