Gloucester Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St. Peter & the Holy Trinity
Opening hours:
07.30 - 18.00
Map:
City map Gloucester
Services
| Sunday | Sung Eucharist 10.15; Choral Evensong 15.00 |
| Weekdays | Choral Evensong 17.30: Mondays Choral Evensong or Evening Prayer depending on availability of Cathedral or visiting choir; Thursdays Cathedral Youth Choir; Fri unaccompanied; Sat 16.30 |
Service Sheet
www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk/index.php?page=worship-music
Facilities
Entrance: No charge but suggested adult donation of £5.00
Disabled: Wheelchairs available
Photography: Minimum £3.00
Guided tours:
Between 10.30 & 15.15 weekdays and 12.00 & 14.30 Sundays; Tower Tours £3.00 from Cathedral Shop
Refectory:
Coffee shop through the Cloisters. Weekdays 10.00-17.00 (in Winter & Saturdays 16.30); Sundays 11.00-15.00
Shop:
At the West end of the Nave. Weekdays 10.00-17.00 (in Winter & Saturdays 16.30); Sundays 11.45-14.45
Website:
www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk/
Telephone
Enquiries (including Group bookings) Cathedral Office
01452 528095
Coffee Shop
01452 527701
Music
Director of Music
Adrian Partington
(since 2007)
Choir
Gloucester Cathedral Choir is the successor to the boys and monks of the Benedictine Abbey of St
Peter, who first sang daily worship in this magnificent building almost 1,000 years ago. The Choir
of today stems from that established by Henry VIII in 1539, consisting of up to 20 full and
probationary Choristers, nine Lay Clerks and three Choral Scholars. Choristers attend the
neighbouring King’s School, supported by Chorister scholarships, while Choral Scholars join the
Choir for a year, usually before or after university or music college.
Organ
1847 Henry Willis, rebuilt 1971 Hill, Norman & Beard, rebuilt Nicholson 1999
4 manuals 59 stops Pedal 15 stops, Choir 8 stops, Great 15 stops, Swell 14 stops, Positive 7 stops
http://www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk/index.php?page=the-organ
Organ specification
npor.emma.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=D07556
Cathedral
Dean
The Very Revd Stephen Lake
(since 2011)
Bishop
The Right Revd Michael Perham
(since 2004)
Building
Benedictine Abbey consecrated 1100, Tower & Lady chapel built 1450/70, Henry VIII established
Cathedral 1541, Victorian restoration work under Sir Gilbert Scott 1847-73.
