Christchurch Cathedral

Christchurch Cathedral is located between Winetavern Street and Lord Edward Street,on the southside of Dublin's city centre.

 Christchurch was built around 1038 by the newly converted Vikings under King Sitric Silkingbeard. Outside the most interesting feature is the fine Romanesque doorway.

 From the outside the Cathedral seems to wander all over the hillside on which it is built. Later on the  building was extended lengthwise rather than upwards.The inside of the Cathedral is mainly Victorian,  dating from the restoration. The oldest part of the Cathedral is the crypt dating from 1188.

 Today Christchurch Cathedral is the church of Ireland Cathedral for the Diocese of Dublin and  Gledalough.

 The Cathedral Suffered from major structural damage due to collapsing walls, storm, fire and not  enough funding.Henry Roe, a  Dublin whiskey distiller, spent a lot of money in 1870's restoring  Christchurch.He also built an overhead bridge and the synod hall to which the bridge is connected.

Elaine Richardson & Louise Prizeman

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