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'''Guildford Cathedral''' was consecrated in 1961, 25 years after construction started in 1936. | {{Image|Guildford Cathedral, 2008.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Guildford Cathedral]] overlooks the centre of Guildford.}} | ||
'''Guildford Cathedral''' in [[Surrey]] is part of the 500-square-mile Diocese of Guildford.<ref>"[http://www.guildford-cathedral.org/ Welcome to Guildford Cathedral]", ''Guildford Cathedral'', accessed 21 February 2013.</ref> The cathedral was consecrated in 1961,<ref>"[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-15789806 Queen visits Guildford Cathedral and opens Redhill campus]", BBC News, 18 November 2011, accessed 21 February 2013.</ref> 25 years after construction started in 1936. It cathedral stands on Stag Hill, about half a mile from the centre of [[Guildford]]. In 1927 it was decided to build a cathedral in the town due to the increasing population, and five years later Sir [[Edward Maufe]] was chosen as the architect. It was designed in a Curvilinear Gothic style, and ''The Buildings of England'' noted that "The outside looks as though it will never be more than a well-mannered postscript to the Gothic Revival", however the interior was considered "very impressive and sober".<ref>Nairn, Ian; Pevsner, Niolaus; and Cherry, Bridget (2002). ''The Buildings of England: Surrey'', second edition. Yale University Press. p. 270. ISBN 0-300-09675-5.</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:51, 21 February 2013
Guildford Cathedral in Surrey is part of the 500-square-mile Diocese of Guildford.[1] The cathedral was consecrated in 1961,[2] 25 years after construction started in 1936. It cathedral stands on Stag Hill, about half a mile from the centre of Guildford. In 1927 it was decided to build a cathedral in the town due to the increasing population, and five years later Sir Edward Maufe was chosen as the architect. It was designed in a Curvilinear Gothic style, and The Buildings of England noted that "The outside looks as though it will never be more than a well-mannered postscript to the Gothic Revival", however the interior was considered "very impressive and sober".[3]
References
- ↑ "Welcome to Guildford Cathedral", Guildford Cathedral, accessed 21 February 2013.
- ↑ "Queen visits Guildford Cathedral and opens Redhill campus", BBC News, 18 November 2011, accessed 21 February 2013.
- ↑ Nairn, Ian; Pevsner, Niolaus; and Cherry, Bridget (2002). The Buildings of England: Surrey, second edition. Yale University Press. p. 270. ISBN 0-300-09675-5.