Portsmouth Cathedral
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Overview
Founded on the site of a 12th-century chapel built to honour the newly martyred Thomas a Beckett, this vast cathedral owes much of its modern appearance to remodelling in the 16th and 17th centuries. This includes the wooden cupola on the central tower, which was added in 1703, with a light to aid shipping. When its status as Portsmouth’s Anglican cathedral was announced in 1927, further remodelling was planned and partially undertaken by Sir Charles Nicholson, but the interruption of World War II and a subsequent lack of funds meant it was not finally completed until 1991. Inside, high Byzantine-style arches supported on white stone pillars give a sense of light and airiness.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open daily, all year; Mon–Fri 8.30–6.45, Sat 9.30–5.30, Sun 7.45–6.45
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
- Children
Location
Cathedral Office, Saint Thomas's Street, PORTSMOUTH, PO1 2HA
About the area
Hampshire’s varied landscape of hills and heaths, downlands and forests, valleys and coast are without rival in southern England. Hike across the chalk downland of the north Hampshire ‘highlands’, meander along peaceful paths through unspoilt river valleys of the Test, Itchen, Avon and Meon, or explore the lonely salt marshes and the beautiful medieval forest and heathland of the New Forest.
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