Chester Cathedral Damaged by Intruder

Country: United Kingdom

Date of incident: September 6, 2018


A man was arrested after four stained-glass windows were smashed and other property was damaged at Chester Cathedral. The incident occurred just after midnight on September 4th and money was stolen from the premises. The damage caused to the cathedral is likely to exceed £10,000. The Cathedral's acting dean said the damage to the four stained-glass windows which date back to 1920 was very upsetting, in particular, the damage caused to a window depicting St. Werburgh, the Patron Saint of Chester.

Sources: PremierThe Chester ChronicleWirral Globe and chesterstandard.co.uk