Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire Sun Light painted on copper

painted on copper

Actor David Niven with French actress Francoise Dorleac pose for photographers shortly before leaving for Lebanon to film "Passport to Oblivion"

German prisoners of war arriving in Britain

He had taken the throne only two years earlier

Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire Sun Light painted on copperGloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire, c1870. The foundation stone of the cathedral was laid in 1089 and the church was consecrated in 1100. It did not actually become a cathedral until 1541, having previously been within the see of Worcester. The building is notable for its 225 foot high bell tower and its cloisters, the ceiling of which include the earliest example of fan vaulting in England.