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This includes a description of the Cathedral, College and Bishop’s Palace, pp. By Giraldus de Barri translated into English and illustrated with views, annotations, and life of Giraldus, 2 volumes, (1806).

Colt Hoare, Richard, The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales, A.D.

who have filled that see / Embellished with plates in aquatinta, from drawings made on the spot, by the author, (1801), based mostly without acknowledgement, on Willis’s survey. To which is annexed, a correct list of the archbishops, bishops, &c. David, South-Wales: the most ancient documents collected from the Bodleian Library.

Manby, George W., The history and antiquities of the parish of St.

Barber, J.T., Tour Throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire, … (1803), pp.

Skrine, Henry, Two successive tours throughout the whole of Wales, so as to form a comprehensive view of the picturesque beauty, the peculiar manners, and the fine remains of antiquity, in that interesting part of the British island.

A Gentleman’s tour through Monmouthshire and Wales, in the months of June and July, 1774, pp. T.K., Account of a Journey through North Wales 1767, Gentleman’s Magazine, vol.Defoe, Daniel, A Tour Through the whole Island of Great Britain, (1725), pp.Browne Willis’ Survey of the Cathedral Church of St David’s (1717).All the key texts are available on line but may not always found when searching for the titles – it is often better to search for a string of text from the quotations below, or use the National Library of Wales catalogue which has links to digital versions. Those in bold are the key texts which might not have been as available as the more popular tours which often quoted (or misquoted) them, often without acknowledgement. Some of the descriptions of St David’s were based on previously published accounts and guide books including the following (in chronological order). St David’s was not a popular place for tourists during the 18th and early 19th centuries for several reasons – see Descriptions of St David’s village Bibliography St David’s cathedral with the Bishops Palace beyond. The eastern chapels, including the Lady Chapel, were restored from 1900-10.Descriptions of St David’s Cathedral and Bishop’s Palace by tourists to Wales, 1700 – 1900, in chronological order. The west front was built in 1793 by John Nash and George Gilbert Scott restored much of the building from 1862-77. However the relics of David and Justinian were removed in 1538 by Bishop Barlow, and in 1648 much of the building was destroyed by Parliamentarian soldiers.

The cathedral was enriched by Bishop Gower in the second quarter of the fourteenth century when the pulpitum was constructed, and the nave roof and ceiling were completed in the 1530s. The present cathedral was begun in 1181 on an early monastic site traditionally associated with St David.