Clifton Cathedral
The Cathedral of Clifton ( Cathedral Church of SS. Peter and Paul ) in Bristol , district of Clifton , the Episcopal Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton . The modern concrete structure was 1972-73 to replace the Prokathedrale Holy Apostles built. The plans came from the Percy Thomas Partnership .
history
After the emancipation of the Catholics in the United Kingdom , the construction of a large-scale church in the style of a Greco-Roman temple began in Bristol-Clifton in 1830. However, the company failed due to the unstable subsoil and poor foundation. In 1846 Charles Hansom , brother of Joseph Hansom , was commissioned to design a more modest church with wooden pillars, arches and roof trusses. This Apostle Church was completed in 1848 and became a cathedral when the Diocese of Clifton was established as part of the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England in 1850. It was considered a temporary measure, even after it was expanded in 1870, also by Charles Hansom, to include a vestibule with a façade in the Italian Romanesque style. Local parish and diocese grew through immigration of Catholic Irish , Poles and Americans . In the 1960s, plans began for a thorough renovation and contemporary redesign of the Apostles' Cathedral. The work should come to an end with the still outstanding church consecration . However, the calculated costs were high and the instability of the subsurface remained a concern. A fundraiser by several Catholic businessmen then made it possible to build a new cathedral not far from the Procathedral in modern forms inspired by the Second Vatican Council . It was consecrated on June 29, 1973, on their patronage feast Peter and Paul , by Apostolic Delegate Domenico Enrici , Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Heenan, and Bishop of Clifton Joseph Rudderham, in the presence of numerous other bishops.
architecture
The St. Peter and Paul Cathedral is built on the plan of an elongated hexagon. In this is on the eastern long side the also hexagonal altar island with the cathedra , around which the stalls are grouped on three sides. It offers space for 1000 people. The exposed concrete is mixed with Portland sand inside , which increases its light reflectivity. The roof is hexagonally raised above the altar and forms a point that is continued in three concrete struts with an inserted cross. The sacrament chapel is accessible from the altar and at the same time for those praying through a passage on the outer wall, where the Marienkapelle with an artistic sacrificial candlestick is located further ahead . Light enters through a stained glass window area with Pentecostal motifs and through clear glass window strips in the roof. A separate hexagonal lantern illuminates the font from above.
Furnishing
The 14 relief panels of the Way of the Cross by William Mitchell are remarkable . The original representations differ from the classic stations of the cross. They begin with the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday and end with the breaking of the bread of the risen One in Emmaus .
organ
The organ was built in 1973 by the Austrian company Rieger . The instrument has 26 registers on three manuals and a pedal. The actions are mechanical.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Newspaper report from the consecration service ( memento from April 20, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ information on organ (English)
Web links
- Tour (website of the cathedral, English) ( Memento from March 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- Seven panorama pictures of the interior (bbc.co.uk)
Coordinates: 51 ° 27 '35 " N , 2 ° 36' 59" W.