Bristol 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 vaulting is quite amazing
Very little of the original stained glass remains, with some being replaced in the Victorian era and there were further losses during the Bristol Blitz.
The most recent glass is an Abstract Expressionist interpretation of the Holy Spirit designed by Keith New in 1965 and installed here, in the South Choir
Some of the most recent stained glass is by Arnold Wathen Robinson following damage during the Bristol Blitz of 1940 and 1941. These include depictions of local Civil Defence during WWII including St John Ambulance, the British Red Cross and the fire services along with air raid wardens, police officers, the Home Guard and the Women's Voluntary Service.
A Victorian era window under the Cathedral's clock, marked 'to the glory of God and in memory of Edward Colson' was ordered to be covered in June 2020 in advance of its eventual removal. The Diocese of Bristol also decided to remove from the Cathedral other dedications to Colston after the toppling of the late 19th century statue of Colston in the city centre on 7 June 2020. The legacy of Colston and his involvement in, and profit from, the transatlantic slave trade in enslaved Africans became toxic and came to a head after the murder of George Floyd in May 2020.
A late Saxon panel of the Harrowing of Hell, dating from before the Norman Conquest tat may have been carved around 1050. Following a fire in 1831, it was found being used as a coffin lid under the Chapter House floor.
Madonna and Child with Joseph by Zimbabwean artist Chinyama. (1966)
This corridor is a remnant of the cloister, a square of such passages that connected the buildings of the monastery to each other and to the church. It was rebuilt in the 15th century.
Some of the stained glass here dates form the 14th and 15th centuries.
We then moved on to the Cathedral garden
very peaceful
We left the garden and then heard clapping and shouting, so we went to ingestigate (see here )
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