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St Albans Cathedral: Why a face mask has been carved into an historic medieval shrine The shrine of St Amphibalus is one of Britain's 13 medieval shrines The new shrine features a tribute to the works being completed during a pandemic (Image: St Albans Cathedral) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newsl...

The restored Shrine of St Amphibalus at St Albans Cathedral. - Credit: St Albans Cathedral Visitors to St Albans Cathedral this summer will have the chance to see the medieval shrine of St Amphibalus restored to its former glory. Located near to the shrine of St Alban, Britain's first Saint, it is the first time in centuries that the Cathedral's two medieval shrines can be appreciated together in their fully restored grandeur. The shrine of St Amphibalus is one of Britain’s 13 medieval pedestal shrines and St Albans is the only British cathedral to house two. As part of the Cathedral’s ...

Sophie Banks Jazz at Lussmanns. - Credit: Lussmanns Undoubtedly 2020 was a wash out in terms of cultural events to enjoy in St Albans and the surrounding area. The pandemic had a huge impact on the arts and on the events industry as lockdowns forced theatres to close and events to be cancelled – sometimes at the very last minute. Now, with the vaccine programme already rolling out in Hertfordshire, we can hope that 2021 will be different, and, from spring onwards at least, we can begin to get out and enjoy ourselves once again. And St Albans won’t disappoint: there are already a bunch o...