Gloucester Cathedral (Part Two)

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Gloucester Cathedral (Stained Glass Windows)

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Author: andy dolman

Picture taken May 2007

Burials in the Cathedral include:

Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror
Edward II of England, seventh Plantagenet King of England (1307–1327).
John Wakeman, last Abbot of Tewkesbury and first Bishop of Gloucester (1541–1550).
James Brooks Bishop of Gloucester (1554–1558).
Richard Cheyney, Bishop of Gloucester (1562–1579).
John Bullingham, Bishop of Gloucester (1581–1598).
William Nicholson Bishop of Gloucester (1660–1672).
Martin Benson, Bishop of Gloucester (1734–1752).
Richard Pate, landowner and Member of Parliament for Gloucester.
Thomas Machen, mercer and mayor of Gloucester three times. One time Member of Parliament for the city.
Dorothea Beale, Principal of the Cheltenham Ladies' College, educational reformer and suffragist.

Gloucester Cathedral (Facade)

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Author: andy dolman

Picture taken February 2008

Gloucester Cathedral in late afternoon sunlight

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Author: Roger May

Picture taken December 2003

Harry Potter Films

The Cathedral has been used, since 2000, as a location for filming the first, second and sixth Harry Potter films, which has generated revenue and publicity, but caused some controversy amongst those who suggest that the theme of the films was unsuitable for a Church.

Doctor Who

In 2008, the Cathedral was used by BBC Wales as a location for the Doctor Who Christmas Special.

Academic use

University of Gloucestershire

Degree ceremonies of the University of Gloucestershire take place at the cathedral.

University of the West of England

Degree ceremonies for students studying at the University of the West of England, through Hartpury College, take place at the Cathedral every July and November.

The King's School

The Cathedral is also used during school term-time as the venue for regular school assemblies, known as Morning Chapel. by The King's School, Gloucester, which is deeply historically- and physically-connected to the Cathedral, and for events by the High School for Girls (Denmark Road, Gloucester), the Crypt Grammar School for Boys and Ribston Hall High School.

Gloucester Cathedral Cloisters on a Sunny afternoon

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Author: Rob Coldwell

Picture taken July 2006

Gloucester Cathedral (Ceiling)

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Author: andy dolman

Picture taken 2008

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