St Davids Cathedral interior

My final posting from St Davids Cathedral. 

Bit of history... in the 16th century, religious reformers, known as Protestants, resented the excesses of wealth and corruption they saw in the Church. They also demanded the Bible be available in commonly spoken languages rather than just Latin. Protestant William Barlow was appointed Bishop of St Davids in 1536 and set about making some radical changes.

Barlow oversaw the installation of the magnificent nave timber ceiling featured in this shot. It is the only cathedral ceiling of its kind in Britain. It is made mostly of oak panels, below which hang twenty-two ornate carved pendants. 

Nobody seemed bothered by me placing my camera on a portable bean bag in the centre of the floor to capture this image which was great.  I reckon Barlow would have liked this shot and been equally happy that the camera menu was in plain english and not Latin!