Shrewsbury Cathedral

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Shrewsbury Cathedral ("Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and Saint Peter of Alcantara") is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Shrewsbury, England. It is the 'mother church' of the Diocese of Shrewsbury which covers areas of Shropshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester (part) and Merseyside (part).

[edit] History

Edward Pugin (the son of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin) designed the cathedral, which was completed in 1856. He had planned a grand building with a tall spire but these designs could not be carried out due to the site's weak foundations. The spire had to be abandoned and the building scaled down, resulting in the building as it is today. Bertram, the Earl of Shrewsbury, financed the building but died three months prior to completion.

In 1984, the cathedral was re-ordered which brought it in line with the revised liturgy. Local Grinshill stone was used for the new altar which Bishop Gray consecrated in 1985.

[edit] Windows

The cathedral has some fine stained glass windows, six of which are the work of Margaret Rope who was the daughter of a local doctor. She later became a Carmelite nun, following training in Dublin. These six beautiful windows were produced between the two world wars.

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