Truro Cathedral

Went to Truro today and visited the Cathedral and taken this photo of one of the aisles.

Here is a little about the Cathedral;

The cathedral is a relatively new one construction began in 1880 on the site of the 16th century parish church (St Mary the Virgin) to a design by the architect John Loughborough Pearson, a leading figure of the 19th century Gothic Revival.An original aisle of St Mary's Church is still contained within the south-east corner of the cathedral and still functions as the city centre's parish church.

Apart from the south aisle which was retained to serve in future as the parish church the church was demolished in October 1880. From 1880 until 1887 a temporary cathedral constructed of wood was built on an adjacent site. This accommodated fewer than 400 people and was extremely hot in summer and cold in winter.

The central tower and spire stands 250 feet tall, while the western towers reach to 200 feet. The stone used was of four kinds, Mabe granite for the exterior, and St Stephen's granite for the interior, with dressings and shafts of Bath and Polyphant stone.

By October 1887 the choir and transepts were complete and the service of consecration took place on 3 November. The delay was caused by the wish to allow Archbishop Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury, to attend. Bishop Wilkinson and twenty other bishops were present, together with civic representatives and diocesan clergy, and about 2,000 other people.

An original aisle of St Mary's Church is still contained within the south-east corner of the cathedral and still functions as the city centre's parish church.