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Today's thread is looking at St David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire. The history of the architectural history is partly defined by its foundations...or perhaps better described as the ever-shifting gravel bed of an old river bed that the cathedral is resting on. 1/9 
There is a noticeable slope within the church; the ground difference between the east and west ends of 4 metres. To counteracted the slope by making the pillars progressively taller the further west they were. This was in a bid to keep the arches and roof line horizontal. 2/9
The present structure primarily dates to when the cathedral was rebuilt in 1181. Disaster struck twice soon after it was completed. In 1220 the tower collapsed taking the choir & transepts with it. These were rebuilt but in c.1247 an earthquake caused further damage. 3/9
United Reformed Church, East Cliff, of 1879, by Kemp Welch and Pinder, in what can only be described as Romanesque-cum-Cinquecento style. #DorsetDay
Railway fascism, Bournemouth Station #DorsetDay
Today's thread will be interspersed with random Dorset pics, 'cos it's #dorsetday. Here be Eggardon Hill, looking toward Portland, doubling up for #HillfortsWednesday with ramparty goodness.
