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History and description. The Diocese of Truro was established in December 1876, and its first bishop, Edward White Benson, was consecrated on 25 April 1877 at St Paul's Cathedral. [2] Construction began in 1880 to a design by the leading Gothic Revival architect John Loughborough Pearson.
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Designed by the leading Gothic Revival architect John Loughborough Pearson, the building of the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as Truro Cathedral, began in 1880. Truro was the first Anglican cathedral to be built on a new site since Salisbury Cathedral in 1220. For over 650 years no one had attempted to emulate the great cathedral ...
Cathedral Timeline. 1259 St Mary’s Church consecrated by Bishop Bronescombe of Exeter during a tour of Cornwall. 1504 St Mary’s church re-built in the Gothic style. 1768 St Mary’s church re-built in a Georgian style. 1876 The Cornish Diocese of Truro formed. St Mary’s becomes the cathedral church.
Geschichte. Blick vom Langhaus zur Chorschranke (reredos) nach Osten. Grundriss. Im Jahr 1876 wurde Truro zum Sitz einer Diözese erhoben. Daraufhin wurde der Neubau einer Kathedrale beschlossen; als Architekt wurde John Loughborough Pearson, einer der führenden Kirchenarchitekten Englands, ausgewählt.
Learn about the history and architecture of Truro Cathedral, the first new cathedral built in England for over 800 years. See the stunning stained glass, sculptures, organ, and the 'church within a church' design.
Truro Cathedral was built between 1880 and 1910 on the site of a 16th-century parish church. It is one of only three cathedrals in the UK with three spires and features Early English and French elements.
