Yes, the music is lovely, but cathedrals are crumbling

Choral Eucharist at Canterbury Cathedral. ‘Without cathedrals, English choral music would cease to exist,’ writes Dr Coco Parkinson-Huggins. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Jonathan Davies’ article (Abide with me: English choral music is a living part of our cultural heritage – we should cherish it, 7 October) speaks beautifully to the contribution of English choral music to our living cultural heritage, highlighting the importance of cathedral choirs in particular, in giving children access to “world-class musical training, extraordinary cultural experiences and educational opportunities that might otherwise be beyond their reach”.

What he misses however, is just how under threat these bastions of England’s religious, cultural and spiritual heritage actually are.