Enchanted April iTrip Day 2 - Gloucester
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[Gloucester Cathedral] has been a place of worship continuously for 1,300 years. More recently, it was used for several scenes in the Harry Potter movies. since I’ve never met a tower I didn’t want to climb, I conjoled Roseann into taking the 269 steps to the top of the Bell tower, passing through the Ringing Chamber and the Bell Chamber (where they rang one of the bells for us). One of the 12 bells is Great Peter, England’s only remaining medieval [Bourdon] bell weighing 6000 lbs. The bells are rung by hand at Evensong every Sunday, with a practice session on Tuesdays. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester_cathedralhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourdon_%28bell%29shapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1
Approaching ...
the South Entry
Entry way
The Courtyard
Looking up from the ccourtyard
Stained glass window in the Cloisters
Looking east from the window, down the walkway
Nave columns ...
and arches
The Quire ...
Looking through the Quire to the Great East Window
It was created c.1350 and is the size of a tennis court
Imagine what it took to put up this building in 1350
Nave ceiling
The Ambulatory with small chapels along the sides for more intimate worship
I talked Roseann into climbing up the spire ...
c.1615
c.1615
Tomb f Edward II. He founded the colleges at Oxford & Cambridge before murdered in 1327
Tomb of the Duke of Normandy c..1130. He was the eldest son of William the Conquorer
through the Ringing Chamber where practice is held ...
past the 12 bells ...
in the Belfry ...
View
to this view ...
[ Harry Potter visits the Cloisters ]
[ West End ]
Day two - Gloucester cathedral (MARCH 31ST)