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

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People associated with this site
   as architect: John Oldrid Scott
   as architect: George Gilbert Scott
   as architect: John Nash


Works at this site:
  Virgin and Child Virgin and Child
designer: John Oldrid Scott
about 1901
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
Lady Chapel exterior gable
  Symbols from Revelation 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
  The Risen Christ with St David and St George 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
  Three Archangels Three Archangels
firm/studio: C.E. Kempe & Co Ltd
1923
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
west wall
  Virgin and Child Virgin and Child
1950s
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
Lady Chapel
  Virgin and Child Virgin and Child
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
Lady Chapel
  Virgin and Child with Musical Angels and the Four Evangelists 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
  Scenes from the Life of Christ 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
  The Crucifixion with Synagogue and Ecclesia The Crucifixion with Synagogue and Ecclesia
designer: John Hardman Powell
firm/studio: Salviati & Co.
1871
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
east wall of the choir
  The Symbols of the Four Evangelists and the Adoration of the Lamb The Symbols of the Four Evangelists and the Adoration of the Lamb
designer: W. D. Caröe
artist: Frederick Brook Hitch
patron: Jenkinson
about 1932
St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
Chapel of St Edward the Confessor (south aisle of the retrochoir)



St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire height=

Photo © Martin Crampin



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N.B.Position of marker is approximate and does not necessarily show the exact location of the site.

Site OS Grid Ref: SM75162543



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Other sites at St Davids, Pembrokeshire
Chapel of Our Lady and St Non
St David's Cathedral Library

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