Londonderry - St Columb's Cathedral

St Columb's Cathedral (Church of Ireland), which is built in the late Perpendicular style, dates mainly from 1629-36, the tower having been added in 1802. In memory of the men from London who commissioned the building of the cathedral, the main doorway bears the inscription "If Stones could speake/Then Londons prayse/ Should sounde who/Built this Church and/Cittie from the grounde". The roof vaulting is carried by corbels with the carved heads of 16 bishops of Londonderry. Eight of the 13 bells in the tower date from the 17th C. The bishop's throne incorporates the chair of Bishop Bramhall, who consecrated the church in 1633. The chapterhouse contains relics of the town's history and the locks and keys of the four town gates.

The stained glass depicts scenes from the great siege of 1688/9. An audiovisual presentation on the siege and history of the cathedral can be shown upon request.