Some were simply deserted. Others survived, wholly or in part, as parish churches. The Church of Scotland remains Presbyterian. So when the Scottish Episcopal Church was legally established in the 19C, it needed new cathedrals. For Roman Catholic cathedrals see Nonconformists.
Publications See gazetteers .
A number of cathedrals in the British Isles have been the focus of British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions which draw together recent research. An early volume in each county series of the VCH gives the ecclesiastical history of the county, including a history of the see. Lists of bishops and cathedral clergy are also in print. English Heritage provides a monument class description online for post-conquest secular cathedrals, with bibliography. The archive of the Dean and Chapter should include fabric accounts and plans for restoration work.