Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Gloucester Cathedral has been a place of Christian worship continuously for over 1,300 years: our vision is to seek to be 'in tune with heaven and in touch with daily life'.
Its connection to one of America’s founding fathers draws visitors from the United States. Button Gwinnett, the son of the then rector, the Reverend Samuel Gwinnett, emigrated to the US in his 20s and, after becoming a prominent politician in Georgia, represented the province in signing the Declaration of Independence in 1776, a year later he was killed in a duel.
As well as being Grade II* listed, it was among 30 churches to be featured in the BBC Songs of Praise book, The Nation's Favourite Churches.
