This Exquisitely Hand Decorated Canterbury Cathedral Chess Set is based on Canterbury, a place of Christendom worship for nearly two thousand years. Following a major fire at the original cathedral in 1174, the monks at Canterbury created the first Gothic cathedral in Engl&. The rebuilding & reconstruction continued during the following century & ensured that at the end of the Middle Ages, Canterbury Cathedral was one of the noblest churches in Christendom. Our skilled designers & sculptors have created from the architecture & statuary in & around Canterbury Cathedral a chess set of gracious proportions & great detail.