Llandaff Cathedral Aerial View

I haven't posted an aerial view for about a month, so I thought it was about time I did another. Llandaff Cathedral has been on the tv news this week about using aerial drones to inspect the outside of the building which saves lots of money in investigative costs.

My pic shows the main entrance looking down the spine of the church and the full spire and weather vane. To the right is part of the old village of Llandaff (including the castle - on the bend of the road) and in the top right corner (a bit clouded due to the weather) is Cardiff Bay.

I have outlined the history of this Cardiff Cathedral previously, so here's a light version!

Llandaff Cathedral stands on one of the oldest Christian sites in Britain.  In the sixth century St Dyfrig founded a community close to the ford where the Roman road crossed the river Taff.

The present cathedral dates from 1107 when Bishop Urban, the first Bishop appointed by the Normans, instigated the building of a much larger church.  The arch behind the High Altar was built at that time and the doorway that now leads to the St David (or Welsh Regiment) Chapel may have been the West door of Urban's church until it was moved to its new site when the Cathedral was extended and widened and a new West front built about 1220. This West front is judged by many to be one of the two or three most notable medieval works of art in Wales.