Hereford Cathedral | |
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Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Ethelbert the King | |
52°03′15″N 2°42′58″W / 52.0542°N 2.7160°W | |
Location | Hereford, Herefordshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Tradition | Broad church |
Website | hereford cathedral.org |
Architecture | |
Previous cathedrals | 1 |
Style | Gothic (Early English) |
Years built | 1079-c.1250 |
Specifications | |
Length | 342 ft (104.2m) |
Nave length | 158 ft (48.2m) |
Choir length | 75 ft (22.9m) |
Nave width | 73 ft (22.3m) |
Width across transepts | 256 ft (78m) |
Height | 165 ft (50.3m) |
Nave height | 64 ft (19.5m) |
Choir height | 62 ft (19m) |
Number of towers | 1 |
Tower height | 165 ft (50.3m) |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Hereford (since 680) |
Clergy | |
Dean | Sarah Brown |
Precentor | Andrew Piper |
Chancellor | James Pacey |
Laity | |
Director of music | Geraint Bowen |
Hereford Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Ethelbert the King, is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Hereford[1] in Hereford, England.
A place of worship has existed on the site of the present building since the 8th century or earlier. The present building was begun in 1079.[2] Substantial parts of the building date from both the Norman and the Gothic periods. The cathedral is a Grade I listed building.[3]
The cathedral has the largest library of chained books in the world, its most famous treasure being the Mappa Mundi, a medieval map of the world created around 1300.[2] The map is listed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.[2]