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Architect William Burges began work on the present Gothic Revival cathedral in 1862. Construction started on the cathedral in 1865 and in 1870 the unfinished building was consecrated. Construction was completed on the building in 1879 with the completion of the towers and spires.
Burges gifted a Resurrection Angel, made of copper and gold leaf, which is located on the pinnacle of the sanctuary.
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