Truro Cathedral
Since at least 1259, and probably before this, there has been a Parish Church of St Mary located on the site of the cathedral. The cathedral architect, John Loughborough Pearson, cleverly incorporated the South Aisle of the 16th-century church into his design. Construction began in 1880 and the cathedral was consecrated and in use by 1887. John died in 1897 and the cathedral was finally completed in 1910 under the supervision of his son Frank who also went on to create a smaller version of the cathedral in Auckland, New Zealand.
On walks
- Truro and the old Newham railway (4.4 mile walk)
Also mentioned in walks
- Truro to Roseworthy (6.4 mile walk)
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