What is Gloucester Cathedral?
[[File:Gloucester Cathedral - 2004-11-02.jpg|top|thumbnail|250px|The western end of the cathedral]] {{coord|51|52|3|N|2|14|48|W|type:landmark|scale:1000|region:GB|display=title}} '''Gloucester Cathedral''' is an [[Anglican]] [[Church (building)|church]] in [[Gloucester]], [[England]]. It is in the north of the city near the river. It started with the foundation of an [[Abbey]] built for [[Saint Peter]] in 678 or 679. Henry VIII ordered the monasteries to be dissolved and Gloucester Abbey surrendered in January 1540. The abbey buildings became Gloucester Cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of Gloucester in 1541. == Other websites == {{commonscat|Gloucester Cathedral}} * [http://www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk/ Official website] * [http://www.hayquesufrir.com/gloucester-cathedral.php Photos of Gloucester Cathedral] {{UK-stub}} [[Category:Anglican cathedrals in England]] [[Category:Gloucester]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Gloucestershire]] [[Category:11th-century buildings and structures]]