Spring Clean Takes Place At Winchester Cathedral

WINCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 07: Conservators from McNeilage Conservation uses a soft brush and vacuum cleaner to clean accumulated dust and dirt from part of the intricate stone surface of the Great Screen that is being cleaned for the first time in over 100 years as past of a giant spring clean at Winchester Cathedral on February 7, 2018 in Winchester, England. Built between 1450 and 1476, the Great Screen is one of the most iconic features of Winchester Cathedral and its cleaning is the one of the first landmark moments for the Cathedral in 2018, a year which will see Winchester Cathedral transformed by a number of developments funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund including urgent repair work to the Cathedral's presbytery has been carried out over the last three years, including re-leading the roof, restoring the windows, and conserving the vault. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)