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Bristol Cathedral

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Somerset (8 castles) 

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 Location51.4517,-2.6001 (Google Maps) DirectionsDirections via Google Maps
 County

Somerset (8 castles) 

 Categories

 Remains

Excellent remains

 Access

Only open at certain times

 Location
51.4517,-2.6001
 Directions
Directions via Google Maps
ristol Cathedral was not raised to the status of a cathedral until 1542 by Henry VIII but a building of size and importance has stood on the site since medieval times and possibly before. In around 1140 a monastery run by Augustinian canons was founded by Robert Fitzharding. Fitzharding supported Henry II and was the founder of the Berkeley family and castle. The consecration of the of the Augustinian Abbey took place on Easter Day, 1148. Only the eastern section of the building has survived from medieval times. The nave was rebuilt in the middle of the last century by George Edmund Street after the Norman nave fell into decay. Unusually, the Augustinian builders chose to build the church with aisles as high as the centre, a style found more commonly in Germany where the style is called Hallenkirche or hall-church. The existing chapter-house dates back to 1150.

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Dimensions of main church

Dimensions: GeneralFeetInches
Total Length3000
Length of nave1250
Height of nave520
Width of nave690
Transept width1100
Height of tower1330
Area22500 sq.feet
Source: Medieval Monasteries and Minsters:Roberts;

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1140
...
Foundation of Augustinian canons at Bristol

Robert Fitzharding founded a monastery of Augustinian canons in Bristol.

1148
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Consecration at Bristol

The Augustinian Abbey at Bristol founded by Robert Fitzharding was consecrated on Easter day in the presence of the Bishops of Worcester, Exeter, St. Asaph and Llandaff.

1306
(to 1332)
Lady Chapel at Bristol Abbey

The construction of the Lady Chapel at Bristol Abbey took place.

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  • 1. John H Harvey, Henry Yevele, LIfe of an English Architect

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