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In this area is Gloucester Cathedral and nearby relevant buildings.

After passing through the gate house you get to St Mary's Square.

Bishop Hoopers Monument - it is Grade II listed.

Bishop Hoopers Monument, Gloucester

   GLOUCESTER
   SO8218NE ST MARY'S SQUARE
   844-1/7/325 (West side)
   23/01/52 Bishop Hooper's Monument
   GV II
   Monument commemorating Bishop Hooper on the site where the
   bishop was burnt at the stake in 1555. 1861-63. By Medland and
   Maberley. Ashlar. A "tabernacle" canopy, in a Decorated Gothic
   style, containing a slightly larger than life size statue of
   the bishop by Edward W Thornhill of Dublin. Paid for by public
   subscription.
   EXTERIOR: square base, with moulded plinth and weathered top,
   rising from the base at each corner buttressed piers, crowned
   by pinnacles at each corner and on each side between the piers
   an open, foiled arch and gablet; all crowned by a tall,
   crocketed spire with finial; within the canopy on an arcaded
   base the standing statue of the bishop facing east.


   Listing NGR: SO8298818880


This text is a legacy record and has not been updated since the building was originally listed. Details of the building may have changed in the intervening time. You should not rely on this listing as an accurate description of the building.

Source: English Heritage

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