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Located in the Clifton area of the city, it is the seat and mother church of the Diocese of Clifton and is known as Clifton Cathedral. It has been a Grade II* Listed Building since 2000. [ 1 ] A 2014 study noted it to be the only Catholic church built in the 1970s to have been Grade II* listed. [ 2 ]
Though restoration was actively considered, a new situation was created when a group of businessmen came forward with a generous offer that resulted in the building of the new Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul on a new site in Clifton Park in 1970-73. So after 125 years as mother church of the diocese and as parish church, the Pro-Cathedral ...
The Structural Engineers were Felix Samuely and Partners and the Contractors were John Laing. It was built for £600,000 and was called the “ecclesiastical bargain of the 1970’s” as a result. by Bob Hardcastle. Share. Facebook; Twitter; Search 100 Buildings 100 Years
Clifton Cathedral has been described as ‘heart-lifting’ and the ‘ecclesiastical bargain of the 1970s’. It was created for around just £600,000, and in fact a larger budget might have produced a less successful building. The concrete exterior is boldly austere and modern, with a landmark concrete triple spire. The interior has a clever structure, makes the most of simple materials and ...
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Nov 29, 2023 · He described the cost of the cathedral – £600,000 – as “the ecclesiastical bargain of the century.” It had taken just three years to build and was the first cathedral to be constructed in the West Country since the war. The cathedral was also said to be the fastest such project then undertaken in Britain since the Middle Ages.
Mar 23, 2024 · Listen to a recording of this text (3:33) The architectural sculptor William Mitchell was commissioned to make the Stations of the Cross for the new Clifton Cathedral, built 1969–73 to designs by Ronald Weeks in close collaboration with clergy and theological advisors. The concrete church, almost entirely monochrome and undecorated, is ...
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CLIFTON R.C. CATHEDRAL. Pembroke Road, Clifton. Clifton was one of thirteen RomanGlossary Term Catholic sees, or bishoprics, established in England in 1850. The present structure is the newest of the 20th century English Cathedrals, replacing the now derelict 19th century Cathedral of the Apostles on Park Place, Clifton.
