Cathedral of St Davids is a Grade I listed building in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 1 March 1963. A Medieval Church, cathedral. 1 related planning application.

Cathedral of St Davids

WRENN ID
distant-rafter-sparrow
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Country
Wales
Date first listed
1 March 1963
Type
Church, cathedral
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Cathedral of St Davids is a building of group value, containing outstanding monuments. The nave houses memorials to Bishop Morgan, who died in 1506, and Bishop Gower, who died in 1347. Within the south transept are fragments of carved stonework dating from the 10th or 11th century, indicative of Celtic origins. The presbytery contains the altar tomb of Edmund Tudor, who died in 1456, an altar tomb commissioned by Henry VIII. The choir aisles display various 13th-century effigies, including one reputedly of Gerald of Wales.

Significant later additions include painted roofs in the crossing and presbytery, created by Sir G G Scott in the post-medieval period. The east end features Salviati mosaics and stained glass by Hardman installed in the lower and upper lancet windows, alongside a vault in the Lady Chapel designed by W D Caroe between 1897 and 1903. A stained glass window in the west wall dates from around 1920.

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Nearby listed buildings

  1. St David's Cathedral Hall (formerly Chapel of St Mary's College) & attached Cloister Ruins Grade I 46 m
  2. Wall of walled garden to S. of Cloister Hall Grade II 48 m
  3. Footbridge by Pen-y-Ffos Grade II 51 m
  4. Retaining Wall on SE.Side of River Alun, from Ford to Bridge by Cloister Hall Grade II 57 m
  5. Churchyard with Memorials surrounding St. David's Cathedral (Memorials previously listed separately) Grade II 58 m
  6. Cloister Hall Grade I 62 m
  7. Undercrofts of former St Mary's College, beneath & to the rear of The Cloister Hall Grade I 66 m
  8. The 39 Steps (fromerly included as flight of steps leading to St David's Cathedral Yard) Grade II 67 m
  9. Retaining Wall on NE.Side of River Alun between Bridge by Pen-y-Ffos and Bridge behind Cloister Hall Grade II 70 m
  10. Pen-y-Ffos Grade II 71 m