{"id":3281,"date":"2019-10-26T13:43:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T13:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/?p=3281"},"modified":"2019-10-26T13:43:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T13:43:11","slug":"gloucester-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/?p=3281","title":{"rendered":"Gloucester Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Glou_Cath_0512.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Glou_Cath_0512.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral tower\" width=\"451\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Glou_Cath_0512.jpg 451w, http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Glou_Cath_0512-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 85vw, 451px\" \/><\/a> The cathedral was founded in Norman times, as can be seen from the massive round nave pillars topped by round Norman arches. Various alterations and additions were made in the medieval Gothic period.<br \/>\nThe fine lattice stonework on the tower can be seen from afar. Close up, the size of the building both inside and out is impressive. The East window, one of the biggest such windows in England, is vast. There is a complete cloister roofed with vaulted and densely carved stonework. The Lady Chapel is very large, and decorated with stained glass and carved stone.<br \/>\nEverywhere one looks in the later built parts is a riot of carved stone, and carved woodwork in the choir.<br \/>\nAlso don&#8217;t miss the cathedral library, up two flights of stairs.<br \/>\nThe cathedral is not to be missed if you are visiting the city.<br \/>\nAdmission for the irreligious is &#8220;by donation&#8221; (suggested donation \u00a35).  Conducted tours are available.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3329\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Glouc_C_0471.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Glouc_C_0471-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral tower\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3329\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cathedral tower<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_3330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3330\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Glous_C_0472.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Glous_C_0472-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Nave exterior\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3330\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nave exterior<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_3331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3331\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Glou_Cath_0511.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Glou_Cath_0511-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Library\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3331\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Library<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_3332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3332\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Glo_Cath_0513.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Glo_Cath_0513-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mason&#039;s mark\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3332\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mason&#8217;s mark<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cathedral was founded in Norman times, as can be seen from the massive round nave pillars topped by round Norman arches. Various alterations and additions were made in the medieval Gothic period. The fine lattice stonework on the tower can be seen from afar. Close up, the size of the building both inside and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/?p=3281\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Gloucester Cathedral&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3281"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3281"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3333,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3281\/revisions\/3333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}