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| Richard III tomb: Leicester cathedral starts reordering for tomb | Richard III tomb: Leicester cathedral starts reordering for tomb |
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| The reordering of Leicester Cathedral has begun, to accommodate the tomb of King Richard III. | The reordering of Leicester Cathedral has begun, to accommodate the tomb of King Richard III. |
| Work has started in time for the re-interment of the king's skeleton in the cathedral next May. | |
| The Dean of Leicester, The Very Rev David Monteith, said there was a lot of work to do before then. | The Dean of Leicester, The Very Rev David Monteith, said there was a lot of work to do before then. |
| The inside of the cathedral will go through a series of changes to create a "significant space", with a new floor, lighting and stained glass windows. | The inside of the cathedral will go through a series of changes to create a "significant space", with a new floor, lighting and stained glass windows. |
| 'Contemplative space' | 'Contemplative space' |
| The remains of the king, who died in battle in 1485, were discovered by archaeologists under a city car park in September. | The remains of the king, who died in battle in 1485, were discovered by archaeologists under a city car park in September. |
| The decision to lay Richard to rest in the cathedral was challenged by a group called The Plantagenet Alliance, which includes distant relatives of the king. | The decision to lay Richard to rest in the cathedral was challenged by a group called The Plantagenet Alliance, which includes distant relatives of the king. |
| But last month it was decided the king would be laid to rest beneath a raised tomb inside a remodelled Leicester cathedral. | But last month it was decided the king would be laid to rest beneath a raised tomb inside a remodelled Leicester cathedral. |
| The Very Rev Monteith said: "Much of the cathedral has to change in order to accommodate the tomb for the king. | The Very Rev Monteith said: "Much of the cathedral has to change in order to accommodate the tomb for the king. |
| "We are going to try and keep things as much as we can and move them around but some things will have to go. | "We are going to try and keep things as much as we can and move them around but some things will have to go. |
| "We have to get this master plan right now if we are to do this intervention next year." | "We have to get this master plan right now if we are to do this intervention next year." |
| He said the character of the area around the tomb would provide "a quiet, elegant, contemplative sort of space". | He said the character of the area around the tomb would provide "a quiet, elegant, contemplative sort of space". |
| He added: "We are going to have builders here for the next year until it is done. | He added: "We are going to have builders here for the next year until it is done. |
| "We are pushing it but this needs to be done and needs to be done well, with huge imagination and determination. There is a huge amount of energy and will to do this so we need to give it our best." | "We are pushing it but this needs to be done and needs to be done well, with huge imagination and determination. There is a huge amount of energy and will to do this so we need to give it our best." |
| Final designs for the raised tomb are expected to be approved in November. | Final designs for the raised tomb are expected to be approved in November. |