Plymouth Cathedral
Plymouth Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Boniface on Cecil Street (Wyndham Street West) is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Plymouth, a Grade II Early English Revival church by Joseph and Charles Hansom, opened in 1858.
- Location
- Plymouth, Devon
- Country
- England
- County
- Devon
- City / town
- Plymouth
- Address
- Cecil Street, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 5HW
- Postcode
- PL1 5HW
- Built
- 1856–58; tower and spire 1866; reordered 1920–27 and later
- Consecrated
- 22 September 1880 (opened 25 March 1858)
- Architect
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom and Charles Francis Hansom; F. A. Walters (1920–27 reordering)
- Denomination
- Catholic Church
- Diocese
- Plymouth
- Parish
- Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Boniface
- Grade
- II
- Style
- Early English Gothic Revival
- Materials
- Plymouth limestone rubble with limestone dressings; steep dry slate roofs; stone spire
- Grid reference
- SX 471 548
- Opening hours
- Mass and arranged times only.
- Access
- Non-accessible toilets in church. Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby. Accessible toilets in church
Overview
Historic England and Taking Stock record a cathedral of 1855–58 by J. A. and C. F. Hansom for Bishop William Vaughan, with the spire added to the tower in 1866, also to the Hansoms’ design. It is Plymouth limestone rubble with limestone dressings, steep slate roofs and a slender stone spire. The Catholic Diocese of Plymouth was created in 1850 for Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. Vaughan bought the Fivefields site in 1856; the foundation stone was laid that year; the cathedral opened at Mass on 25 March 1858 and was consecrated by Vaughan on 22 September 1880. F. A. Walters reordered the interior in 1920–27. Listed Grade II on 1 May 1975 (NHLE 1386510).