St. Chad’s Cathedral was built to the design of Augustus Pugin, the renowned nineteenth century English Architect, in the style of a brick hall church or "hallenkirke”. Pugin also design the shrine which contains St. Chad’s relics.
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The Cathedral is thought to be unique as the only English Cathedral to have its patron saint’s relics in a shrine above the high altar.
Source: Britain’s Pilgrim Places by Nick Mayhew-Smith and Guy Hayward (ISBN: 978-0-9544767-8-6)