Bradford Cathedral Timeline – City of Culture 2025

Visitors to Bradford Cathedral can now explore a visual timeline of the Cathedral’s history, from its seventh century Saxon beginnings through to the present time.

Bradford Cathedral timeline helps tell its story ahead of City of Culture 2025

The timeline has transformed empty hoardings created to cover the cathedral’s neighbour, Bradford Arts Centre, Kala Sangam, during its multi-million-pound re-development and were designed by Bradford agency Out of Place with funding from DCMS & Arts Council England, National Lottery Heritage Fund and The Garfield Weston Foundation.

The timeline was researched and compiled by Bradford Cathedral’s own Director of Education and Visitors, Maggie Myers who said:

“It was wonderful to be given the opportunity to cover the bare hoardings that have been put up at the lower end of the Cathedral grounds, as part of the Kala Sangam re-development work.

“It really was a very big blank canvas and we are absolutely delighted to be able to show the long history of Bradford Cathedral on this hillside in such a striking way with a visual timeline that takes you through the ages as you walk.”

The hoardings trace the cathedral’s origins from the year 627 all the way through to 2025 when Bradford takes on the mantle of UK’s City of Culture.

The timeline starts at the State Gate entrance and is available in the grounds of Bradford Cathedral during the regular visiting hours and around services and events until work is completed on the Bradford Arts Centre.

You can also view an online timeline, with even more dates and historical information, on the Bradford Cathedral website here.