Glasgow Cathedral

 

On our sixth day, we stayed in Glasgow as well.  We decided to go to the Glasgow Cathedral and the Glasgow Museum.

The history of Glasgow Cathedral:

     There is little known about the church buildings that stood on the site of the present Cathedral until the early part of the 12th century.  The first stone building was consecrated in about 1136 in the presence of King David I and his Court when John (1117-1147) was Bishop.  Destroyed or severely damaged by fire, this cathedral was succeeded by a larger one consecrated in 1197, during the time of Bishop Jocelyn (1177-1199) to whom we owe the institution of the Glasgow Fair in July, which is still observed as an annual holiday.
     In the early 14th century, probably under Bishop Walter (1207-1232), the Nave was extended and completed. The south-west door and the entrance to the Blacader Aisle and the walls of the nave up to the level of the sills of the windows belong to this period.
     The next major rebuilding came later in the 13th century with William de Bondinton (1233-1258) who was responsible for adding the Quire and the Lower Church. The doorways of the sacristy (Upper Chapter House) and of the Lower Chapter House date from the mid-13th century, and the whole church may have been completed before the end of the 13th century.
Most of the Nave above sill level probably dates from after 1330, and the West Window from the later 14th century.
The Pulpitum and the Blacader Aisle were added in the fifteenth century.

 

Glasgow Cathedral

This cross is almost 7 feet tall, and hangs on the wall just inside the main (ceremonial) doors of the cathedral.  It is very typical of the celtic cross, with the circle in the cross.  It is also covered in celtic knotwork.         

 

George Square

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