Sheffield Cathedral

13th-century parish church promoted to cathedral in 1914

Address Church Street, Sheffield S1 1HA

A predominantly Perpendicular Gothic parish church on the site of an Anglo-Saxon foundation, promoted to cathedral status in 1914 when the Diocese of Sheffield was created. The east end and parts of the tower survive from the medieval church; most of the rest is 15th- or 19th-century, with a striking 20th-century extension on the south side that includes the Te Deum window — modern abstract stained glass washing the nave with colour.

Free entry, open most days, with regular concerts and lunchtime recitals. The pre-Conquest carved cross-shaft displayed inside is one of the earliest pieces of Christian sculpture in the north of England. The Cathedral tram stop is right outside.

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