Bristol Cathedral
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Bristol Cathedral began as an Augustinian abbey founded around 1140 by Robert Fitzharding, consecrated in 1148. Henry VIII made it a cathedral in 1542 after dissolving the abbey, and its nave stood unfinished for three centuries until completed in Gothic Revival style in 1877. The medieval choir, rebuilt around 1306, is a rare English hall church, with aisles built to the same height as the choir.
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Bristol Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bristol. The cathedral was originally an abbey dedicated to St Augustine, founded in 1140 and consecrated in 1148. It became the cathedral of the new diocese of Bristol in 1542, after the Dissolution of the monasteries. It is a Grade I listed building. The earliest surviving fabric is the late 12th century chapter house, which contains some of the first uses of pointed arches in England. The eastern end of the church is medieval, the oldest part being the early 13th century Elder Lady Chapel. The remainder of the east end was rebuilt in the English Decorated Gothic style during the 14th century as a hall church, with aisles the same height as the central choir. In the 15th century the transepts were rebuilt and the central tower added. The nave was incomplete when the abbey was dissolved in 1539 and demolished; a Gothic Revival replacement was constructed in the 19th century by George Edmund Street, partially to the original plans. The western towers, designed by John Loughborough Pearson, were completed...
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- Why stop at Bristol Cathedral on a bike ride?
- Bristol Cathedral began as an Augustinian abbey founded around 1140 by Robert Fitzharding, consecrated in 1148. Henry VIII made it a cathedral in 1542 after dissolving the abbey, and its nave stood unfinished for three centuries until completed in Gothic Revival style in 1877. The medieval choir, rebuilt around 1306, is a rare English hall church, with aisles built to the same height as the choir.
- Where is Bristol Cathedral?
- Bristol Cathedral is in Bristol, Bristol (United Kingdom).