d - how the site has been used throughout it's history

time period: 1500 - present day

symbol of national resilience

• world war II and the blitz

  • Churchill said that the cathedral needed to be ‘protected at all costs’

  • it became a symbol of hope and national strength

• it has been destroyed numerous times and rebuilt every time

• it has held many national events especially in the crypt

  • funeral of Lord Nelson 1806

  • funeral of Churchill 1965

• still serves as a symbol of national strength

  • COVID-19 memorial

tourist site

• today the site is heavily used for tourism

  • 1.5 million tourists visited the site just last year

• this is a new usage which has only been established recently

• the crypt

  • there has been a café added into the crypt

• guided tours and solo tours are available to explore

• this shows that now in more modern times the cathedral has moved from more traditional purposes to more secular purposes

• accessible entrance

religion

• the Cathedral has always been used for religious purposes

  • since 604 AD and possibly even before

• in the medieval period it was recorded that the clergy tried to ban trading and ball games

• this shows that religion has always been a significant use of the site

• it’s position on Ludgate hill means that it is the highest point in London and therefore the closes point to heaven

  • the spire emphasises this by being 489ft tall