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Description: | In 1140 Robert Fitzharding founded the Abbey of St Augustine and the church attatched to it was given cathedral status by Henry VIII in 1542. Little remains of the original fabric of the building, though the Chapterhouse still exists as one of the finest examples of Norman architecture to be found anywhere. In 1298 Albert Knowle began to rebuild the Norman church. This continued for several centuries and his style was reproduced throughout Europe.
Bristol Cathedral is the only cathedral of its kind in England and is known as a Hall Church, where the whole of the roof is the same height. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Grimm, Samuel Hieronymus | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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