St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
Diocese of St Davids (formerly: St Davids)
Cathedral (Anglican)
The present Cathedral Church of St Andrew and St David was begun in 1181 on an early monastic site that was associated with St David. The cathedral was enriched by Bishop Gower in the second quarter of the fourteenth century when the pulpitum was constructed, and the nave roof and ceiling were completed in the 1530s. The relics of David and Justinian were removed in 1538 by Bishop Barlow, and in 1648 much of the building was destroyed by Parliamentarian soldiers. The west front was built in 1793 by John Nash and George Gilbert Scott restored much of the building from 1862-77. The eastern chapels, including the Lady Chapel, were restored from 1900-10.
Cathedral website
Windows at the cathedral were destroyed by Parliamentarians in the 1640s, at least some of which was heraldic. Some pieces of coloured glass, which are thought to be medieval, survive on the north side of the nave.
view on the National Monuments Record (Coflein)
view on the Church Heritage Cymru website
People associated with this site as architect:
John Oldrid Scott as architect:
George Gilbert Scott as architect:
John NashWorks at this site: | Crossing the Red Sea
firm/studio: William Morris & Co (Westminster)
designer: Frederick W. Cole
1956
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
west end of the south aisle (baptistry)
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 | Symbols from Revelation
firm/studio: William Morris & Co (Westminster)
designer: Frederick W. Cole
1956
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
west wall of the north aisle
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 | The Risen Christ with St David and St George
firm/studio: C.E. Kempe & Co Ltd
1923
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
west wall of the nave
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 | Three Archangels
firm/studio: C.E. Kempe & Co Ltd
1923
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
west wall
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 | Virgin and Child with Musical Angels and the Four Evangelists
firm/studio: C.E. Kempe & Co Ltd
1924
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
east wall of the Lady Chapel
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 | Scenes from the Life of Christ
firm/studio: John Hardman & Co.
designer: John Hardman Powell
1870
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
east wall of the choir
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 | St Thomas Becket Window
artist: Carl J. Edwards
1958
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
east wall of the Chapel of St Thomas Becket
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 | St David and St Asaph
firm/studio: Shrigley & Hunt
1909
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
north wall of the Chapel of St Thomas
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 | St Nicholas
firm/studio: James Powell & Sons
1904
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
east wall of the Chapel of St Nicholas (north aisle of the retrochoir)
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 | Medieval Fragments
probably medieval
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
north wall of the north aisle
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Photo © Martin Crampin
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