Difference between revisions of "Gloucester"

<p> a cathedral city of England, on the Severn, 107 miles northwest of London. The cathedral is of several different eras of ecclesiastical architecture, 427 feet in length, and 144 in width; the height of the central tower, its greatest external ornament, is 225 feet; the cloisters, also of great beauty, form a large square. Formerly the church of a Benedictine abbey, it was converted into a cathedral in 1541. [[Gloucester]] is the official residence of the bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, whose diocese embraces Gloucestershire, and parts of [[Somersetshire]] and Wiltshire. The diocese belongs to the province of Canterbury, and in 1890 had 13 deaneries, 489 benefices, 190 curates, and about 210,000 church sittings. The incumbent (1890) is [[Charles]] John Ellicott, D.D. (consecrated in 1863). </p>

<p> 1, the capital of Gloucestershire, on the Severn, 38 m. NE. of Bristol; a handsomely laid out town, the main lines of its ground-plan testifying to its Roman origin; conspicuous among several fine buildings is the cathedral, begun in 1088 (restored in 1853) and exhibiting features of [[Perpendicular]] and Norman architecture; the river, here tidal, is spanned by two stone bridges, and a flourishing commerce is favoured by fine docks and a canal; chemicals, soap, &c., are manufactured. 2, a seaport of Massachusetts, U.S., 30 m. NE. of Boston; is a favourite summer resort, an important fishing-station, and has an excellent harbour; granite is hewn in large quantities in the neighbouring quarries. </p>