Monday, December 5, 2016

Hereford Cathedral

HEREFORD CATHEDRAL


The Hereford Cathedral depicts one of the earliest building that acts as a center of worshiping. The building is in the city of Hereford located in the west midlands of England. Hereford Cathedral is mainly a dedication to the two saints; Saint Ethelbert the King who was beheaded in the 792 and the saint holy Mary the Virgin. The building further depicts of representation of architectural works dating in the 11th century (Lehmberg 2014). The building employs the traditional building aspects employed by many architects especially those with origin from the United Kingdom.
The building material used in building the Hereford Cathedral mainly was the fire stone masonry. The fire stone masonry usually requires great engineering skills and a constant supply chain of material to form stable and long lasting building. The use of the stated material in constructing the Hereford Cathedral could be the idea behind the main reason to why the building remains strong, stable and attractive.
Unlike other buildings that had a specific architecture, the Hereford Cathedral followed a series of bishops who mandated the role of constructing the building. The building further underwent a series of collapsing and had to rebuilt over and over again. Bishop Robert of Lorraine could be the main personnel who initiated the project followed by the Bishop Reynelm, and Robert de Betun, who triggered the building to completion (Lehmberg 2014).
The Description of interior of the building
                                    
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                                                                                              Bishop Reynelm initiated the project of building the interior part of the building.
 The Bishop incorporated the Norman architectural design of interior walls and adopting columns and arches that resemble the Norman style. At the northern entrance of the building, there is a porch with Decorated doorway. Besides, the doorway leading to the Lady Chapel comprises of a modern lantern with rood screen. The Lady Chapel employs the lancet windows, and a groined roof (Lehmberg 2014).
Besides, the building incorporates the gothic style in decorating most of the walls of the buildings. The gothic style distinguishes itself on the outlook especially on the South Transept; the transept comprises of five layers of arches designed with the stated style. The south transept further comprises of medieval brasses that still are in good condition. Indicating the high level of expertise involved in the design and construction of the building the Hereford Cathedral (Lehmberg 2014). Moreover, the Hereford Cathedral houses the tombs of these Bishops who played a great role in constructing the building.





Work Cited:
            Lehmberg, S. E. (2014). The Reformation of Cathedrals: Cathedrals in English Society. Princeton University Press.
@infed. "What Is Community Work?" Infed.org. N.p., 04 Nov. 2016. Web. 04 Dec. 2016.



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