| Wakefield Cathedral | |
The spire of Wakefield Cathedral |
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Wakefield |
| Full name | Cathedral Church of All Saints |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Ecclesiastical information | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Tradition | High Church |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Wakefield |
| Diocese created | 1888 |
| Bishop | Rt Rev Stephen George Platten |
| Dean | Very Rev Jonathan Greener |
| Director of Music |
Mr Jonathan Bielby |
| Organist | Mr Tom Moore |
| Website | www.wakefield-cathedral.org.uk |
| Building information | |
| Dates built | c.1300-1905 |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
Wakefield Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of All Saints Wakefield is the cathedral for the Church of England's Diocese of Wakefield and is the seat of the Bishop of Wakefield. The Cathedral has the tallest Cathedral spire in Yorkshire, and is the tallest building in the City of Wakefield.
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History
The cathedral stands on the site of a Saxon church in the centre of Wakefield in the northern English county of Yorkshire, and the present building was mainly built during the 14th and 15th centuries in the Perpendicular style. The 15th century spire is 247 feet (75 m) tall and is the highest spire in Yorkshire.
The building was restored during the 19th century by George Gilbert Scott, with the stained glass windows being created being Charles Eamer Kempe. In 1888, the Diocese of Wakefield was created and All Saints church became the diocese's cathedral. Unusually, it also still serves as a parish church, meaning that until 2000 the head of the chapter of canons was called the provost, rather than the dean.
In 1992 Wakefield Cathedral became only the second cathedral in Britain to form a girls' choir.
The archives of Wakefield Cathedral are held at West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield.
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Organ and Organists
Organ
Details of the organ from the National Pipe Organ Register
Organists
There have only been 4 organists of the Cathedral in 120 years, with Jonathan Bielby currently being the longest serving Cathedral organist in England today.
- 1886 Joseph Naylor Hardy
- 1930 Newell S. Wallbank
- 1945 Percy George Saunders
- 1970 - present, Jonathan Bielby
Assistant organists
- John George Haigh
- John Scott
- Gareth Green 1983 - 1985[1]
- Keith Wright 1985 - 1991
- Sean Farrell 1991 - 1997
- Louise Reid 1997 - 2002
- Thomas Moore 2002 - current
The Wakefield Cathedral Choir, directed by Jonathan Bielby and assisted by Thomas Moore, consists of boys, girls and men who perform at the cathedral and have appearanced on BBC 1's Songs of Praise and BBC Radio 3's Choral Evensong.[2]
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2005 Maundy Money Ceremony
In 2005, Queen Elizabeth II visited the cathedral for the Maundy money Ceremony.
 Yeomen of the Guard marching |
 Prince Philip holding the door for Queen Elizabeth II, walking towards the provost |
 Queen Elizabeth II |
References
- Notes
- ^ Horsforth Music Festival 2008 Music adjudicator
- ^ Cathedral choir, wakefieldcathedral.org.uk, http://www.wakefieldcathedral.org.uk/Music/music.html#choir, retrieved 2009-11-20
- Bibliography
- Nairn-Briggs, G., Wakefield Cathedral, Jarrold Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7117-4228-4
- Sisson, Joseph Lawson (1824), Historic sketch of the parish church, Wakefield, Richard Nichols, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MQEIAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Historic+sketch+of+the+parish+church,+Wakefield&lr=&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false
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