Shrewsbury Cathederal - Shropshire, Great Britain. - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

This Historic Place of Worship is open to visitors who are always welcome to the Cathedral, a team of volunteer stewards are on hand to show you around and answer any of your questions.

"The Cathedral is open to visitors from Easter through to the end of October on Monday to Friday from 1pm until 4pm and Saturdays from 10am until 4pm. The rest of the year the Cathedral is open for services and on Saturdays from 10am until 4pm." Text Source: (visit link)

From Wikipedia:
"The Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and Saint Peter of Alcantara, commonly known as Shrewsbury Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Shrewsbury.
It is the seat of the Bishop of Shrewsbury and mother church of the Diocese of Shrewsbury which covers the historic counties of Shropshire and Cheshire.
"In 1852, Bertram Arthur Talbot, the 17th Earl of Shrewsbury offered to build a cathedral from which the new diocese of Shrewsbury would be based. The cathedral was designed by Edward Pugin (the son of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin). Originally, a larger cathedral with a tall spire was planned. However, two years into the building of the cathedral, a stratum of sand was discovered very close the buildings foundations, causing them to be weaker than expected so the spire had to be abandoned and the building scaled down.[2] The Earl of Shrewsbury then agreed to meet the cost of a smaller church, and this was finished at a cost of £4,000, but he died three months prior to its completion. In 1856, the cathedral was completed and was opened by Cardinal Wiseman." Text source: (visit link)

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Shrewsbury Cathedral - Great Britain.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 10/30/1856 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholic If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: From: 1:00 PM To: 4:00 PM If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 9:00 AM Street address of Church: Town Walls, Shropshire, (SY1 1TE) UK. Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]

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