Bristol Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy & Undivided Trinity
Opening hours:
08.00-18.00
Map:
Bristol city centre
Services
| Sunday | Eucharist 10.00; Choral Evensong 15.30 |
| Weekdays | Choral Evensong 17.15 Mon-Fri; 15.30 Sat |
Service Sheet
www.bristol-cathedral.co.uk/index.php?id=24
Facilities
Entrance: Free but donation requested
Disabled:
Photography: Permitted
Guided tours:
May to October every Saturday
Website:
www.bristol-cathedral.co.uk
E-mail address: reception@bristol-cathedral.co.uk
Telephone
Cathedral Office
0117 926 4879
Music
Organist & Master of the Choristers
Mark Lee
(since 1998)
Choir
The Choir consists of sixteen boy Choristers, six Lay Clerks and three Organ Scholars. The boys are
all educated at Bristol Cathedral School. Girls Choir formed in 1993 of 26 girls, aged 11-18,
who sing Evensong on Thursdays.
Organ
Built by J W Walker in 1907, incorporating earlier fine work of Renatus Harris. Restoration N P Mander 1990 & 2005
4 manuals 65 stops:
Pedal 15 stops, Choir 10 stops, Great 16 stops, Swell 16 stops, Solo 8 stops
www.bristol-cathedral.co.uk/index.php?id=32
Organ specification
www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=D04989
Cathedral
Dean
The Very Revd David Hoyle
(since 2010)
Bishop
The Right Revd Michael Hill
(since 1993)
Building
An earlier abbey was turned into the Cathedral in 1542. G E Street completed the building of
the Nave in 1877 and J L Pearson added two towers at the west end. The 'Harrowing of Hell' is one
of the finest examples of Saxon Stone in the country, dating from before the Norman Conquest.

