Welsh Family History Archive
Images of Wales
Inside Llandaff Cathedral
 
Above left: The nave, showing part of the parabolic chancel arch, erected in the 1950s.
Above right: The view from the west front entrance, through the nave and choir, to the
Lady Chapel and high altar. The parabolic arch, designed by George Pace, was added
during rebuilding and restoration following extensive damage to the cathedral in 1941
by World War II bombs.
 
Above left: The "Majestas" (Christ in Majesty) - a sculpture by Jacob Epstein.
Above right: One of the 13th century arches separating the nave from the south aisle.
 
Above left: The Lady Chapel at the eastern end of the cathedral.
Above right and below: The ornately decorated ceiling above the Lady Chapel.
Above and below: One of the medieval Mathew tombs in the north aisle.
Above: A 13th century effigy, probably made for the tomb of St Dyfrig, one of the
three Celtic saints to whom the cathedral was first dedicated. St Dyfrig's body was
brought back to the cathedral in AD 1120 from Bardsey Island in North Wales.
Above: The tomb of Sir Christopher and Lady Elizabeth Mathew, situated in
the former Mathew family burial chapel, now known as the Dyfrig Chapel.
Below left: Detail of the heraldic achievement of Sir Christopher Mathew on
the decorated front of the plinth. The medium used is painted alabaster.
 
Above right: The stone font in the south aisle.
Left: An ancient Celtic cross. The cross is the oldest relic of the original church, dating from around AD 600. It was discovered by the Bishop of Llandaff in April 1870, embedded in the wall of a shed over the Dairy Well.
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