The current Hereford Cathedral, located at Hereford in England, dates from 1079. Its most famous treasure is Mappa Mundi, a mediæval map of the world dating from the 13th century. The cathedral is a Grade I listed building.
Read more about Hereford Cathedral: Origins, Norman Period, Bishop Aquablanca, 14th To 16th Century: Completion of The Fabric, Misericords, 16th To 18th Century, 19th-century Restoration and 1904 Reopening, 20th-century Extensions, 21st-century Changes, Bells, General Description of Interior, Great Transept and Choir, Burials, Organ, Mappa Mundi, East Transept, Lady Chapel, Crypt and Library, Other Buildings, Dimensions, Eminent Persons, Magna Carta, Gallery
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“The charm, one might say the genius of memory, is that it is choosy, chancy, and temperamental: it rejects the edifying cathedral and indelibly photographs the small boy outside, chewing a hunk of melon in the dust.”
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)