Bristol Cathedral.
"On the south side of the College Green stands the mutilated Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, formerly the Abbey
Church of the Augustine Canons, and founded A.D. 1142
by Robert Fitzharding, mayor of the town. At the dissolution, June 4, 1542, King
Henry VIII. converted it into a Cathedral Church. The
materials employed in its construction are red sandstone and yellow limestone magnesian. It is of a late and rich Decorated style, passing
into Perpendicular, and consists of a choir of four bays
with aisles and a transept all of uniform height, built by
E. Knowle, abbot 1306-32, and John Snow, 1332-41; an
east ambulatory or procession path, and a Lady Chapel of
two bays, both of which are now thrown into the choir;
and a large central tower low and massive."
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Address:
Bristol Cathedral,
College Green,
Bristol BS1 5TJ
Website:
www.bristol-cathedral.co.uk |
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