Ripon Cathedral, Yorkshire mb-code SF15049 'The 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers'

'The 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers'

Monument of Sir Nicholas Bacon in old St Paul's Cathedral

A coat of arms with the lion and unicorn is mounted above the door

Box with expanding bellows

Ripon Cathedral, Yorkshire mb-code SF15049 'The 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers'Ripon Cathedral, Yorkshire, c1870. Ripon became a cathedral in 1836 with the creation of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds. A church was first established on the site around 660. The present building dates from the 12th 13th centuries and is one of the smaller cathedrals in England. The west front was completed in 1220 and is regarded as an exceptional example of Early English Gothic architecture.