Art & Sculpture
Gloucester Cathedral is a treasure-house of art and artefacts which may stir, move, uplift, intrigue and in some cases amuse, the visitor. Find out more about some of the highlights below or browse the Art and Sculpture picture gallery.
From the Middle Ages
From the Norman period, the Lead Font 
which dates from about 1130 has seated figures and foliage scrolls.
There are about 40 Green Men in the Cathedral, including a group unlike those in any other English church.
Find the Green Men
A self-guided trail around the green men, grotesques and other creatures carved on the building, is available from the Cathedral Gift Shop.
In the Quire are fine Misericords 
beneath the stall seats (46 medieval, 12 Victorian) and an Angel Orchestra 
is carved in the roof above.
The 18th and 19th centuries
John Flaxman, the sculptor of the beautiful monument to Sarah Morley, was a designer for Wedgwood, who would later create the monument to Nelson in St Paul’s Cathedral. R.W.Sievier (memorial to Edward Jenner-1825) 
and John Redfern (south porch and high altar reredos) are also represented.
The wall-paintings in St Andrew’s Chapel 
are the work of the Victorian artist Thomas Gambier Parry.
The Arts & Crafts
The Cathedral is rich in work by Henry Wilson who made the Tinling Memorial, the Price Clock and the Tinling Chalice. There are also items in the Treasury made by J.D.Sedding and C.R.Ashbee. The Processional Cross was made by George Hart at Chipping Camden.The most important Arts & Crafts works are the Christopher Whall windows 
. To find out more, see our Stained Glass page.
Arts and Crafts at Gloucester
A self-guided tour of the Arts & Crafts in Gloucester Cathedral is available from the Cathedral Gift Shop.
Modern times
The Cathedral continues to commission new works of art. Installed in the Lady Chapel are three paintings by Ian McKillop 
and in the north ambulatory chapel a sculpture by Rory Young. The High Altar has seasonal frontals by Alice Kettle.
Art Exhibitions
As well as work by the Artist-in Residence, the Cathedral holds frequent exhibitions of the work of contemporary artists. Information can be found on our events page.