Cardiff’s Cathedral is situated in the district of Llandaff, a suburb about 2 miles to the north-west of the city centre.

A church was first founded here in the 6th century by the Celtic saint St Teilo. And it was then rebuilt in the 12th and 13th centuries in the Norman style.

Over the next few hundred years the Cathedral gradually fell into disrepair, until by the start of the 19th century it was in serious disrepair.

But as Cardiff prospered in the 19th century the city’s wealthy industrialists set about restoring the Cathedral to one worthy of a thriving city.

The Cathedral also benefited from the burgeoning arts movement that was taking place at the same time, and so the interior was richly decorated by pre-Raphaelite artists such as William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones.

However, during the Second World War the Cathedral suffered further misfortune when large parts of it were destroyed by German bombs. Restoration then again took place after the war.

This eventful past has left Llandaff Cathedral with a peculiar mix of styles, some of it looking decidedly ill matched.

Nevertheless, it gives the Cathedral a great deal of character and there is plenty to see once you step inside, notably Jacob Epstein’s famous “Majestas”.