Gloucester Cathedral (Gloucester)

United Kingdom / England / Gloucester
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Gloucester's cathedral originated with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter in 681. The foundations of the present church were laid by Abbot Serlo (1072-1104), later to become the first Dean of Exeter. The tower was commenced in 1450 and completed around 1460.

King Henry III was crowned in the Cathedral in 1216, when he was only nine years of age.

Amongst the monuments in the Cathedral are those to:
Robert, Duke of Normandy (died 1134). He was the eldest son of William the Conqueror, and was buried in the Cathedral.
King Edward II, murdered in Berkeley Castle in 1327. His tomb can be found in the North Ambulatory and one of the windows in the south wall illustrates his murder.
Dr. Edward Jenner (1749-1823), discoverer of the smallpox vaccine.
Ivor Gurney (1890-1937). A plaque dedicated to the memory of the composer and poet is in the nave arcade.

The East window, the largest in England. which dates from 1349, commemorates the participation of local knights in the Battle of Creaky (1346) and the Siege of Calais (1347).

The Cathedral has been used from 2000 as a location for filming the first two Harry Potter films.

www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk/
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester_Cathedral
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Coordinates:   51°52'3"N   2°14'47"W

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