An exterior view of All Saints Cathedral Church, showing the south porch and south elevation from the south-west

Date:
1942
Location:
Cathedral Church of All Saints, Kirkgate, Wakefield
Reference:
AA42/02151
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Originally a parish church, it was given cathedral status in 1888. The west tower has some 15th century material, while most of the church body was rebuilt betwen 1858 and 1874 by Sir George Gilbert Scott. Some earlier material from the 12th to 15th centuries survives inside.

Content

This is part of the Series: WOO02/01 Series Of Negatives Taken For The National Buildings Record; within the Collection: WOO02 George Bernard Wood Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Wood, George Bernard

Keywords

Victorian Cathedral, Medieval Parish Church