CF5 2LA Trail for Children (with accompanying adults) Answers and Explanatory Notes are also available

Your Name: Start the trail at the arrow on the plan below and follow the numbers from 1- 14

1 ENTRANCE EAST 2 SOUTH AISLE FONT What is the first thing you see The font is where a person’s as you walk into the Cathedral? journey begins to become a member of the Christian Church. ------What is poured into the font Circle the materials it is made of when someone is baptised? W _ _ _ _ CONCRETE GLASS PAPER Scenes from the lives of which STONE WOOD PLASTIC two are shown on the ALUMINIUM GOLD base of the Font? ______

3 WINDOW Look up and there is a stained- and _ _ _ _ _ glass window opposite the font. How many birds and how many 4 BELL AND LIFE BELT animals can you see? Look for a ship’s bell and

BIRDS ANIMALS life belt. NAVE Mark where

you find Name three of each: N A them with a ------V E number 4 on the plan. ------Fill in the name on the lifebelt: ------______

5 CELTIC CROSS 6 PICTURE 7 CHAPEL This is This is a picture Unscramble the letters to find a Celtic of the damage the name of the chapel at the Cross. to the Cathedral far end of the South Aisle: Look for during the one of Second World L I T O E these near War. = SAINT _ _ _ _ _ number 5 on the Which of the following birds can plan. Name the architect who was in be found on either side of the charge of restoring the Cathedral altar? Tick the answer.

Who discovered it and when? ------PENGUIN

------How old was he when he died? PELICAN

in _ _ _ _ _ EAGLE

Trail designed by the Arts Society Cardiff 2020 More questions on the back

8 THE LADY CHAPEL 9 ALTAR This Chapel is dedicated to Mary, How many golden angels can the Mother of Jesus. The you see flying above the High Reredos is the 15th century Altar? carved stone screen behind the altar. On the screen are twelve Find what the two other angels flowers in metalwork. ALTAR nearby are holding in this word Draw lines to join the Welsh search: names for some of the flowers to their English names: E C D F S K U H A T M P S X D FOXGLOVE GOLD MAIR B A G D A 11

SNOWDROP GWNIADUR MAIR 11 TOMB

MARIGOLD CHWYS MAIR An alabaster tomb of a husband and BUTTERCUP TAPR MAIR wife who lived in 14 Llandaff lies

below the black 10 ST DYFRIG CHAPEL wooden In this Chapel there is a colourful painting. Who is the artist? pulpit. Where on the tomb can you see

the small carving of a man called ------a ‘bedesman’?

Tick this box when you have found the following in the painting:

------CLIFFS ANGEL GOLDFINCH CASTLE

12 HERALDRY 13 ST DAVID CHAPEL 14 ST ILLTYD CHAPEL Fill in the missing parts of these This Chapel is also known as The triptych (painting on three banners hanging in the North the Welch Regimental panels) behind the altar is ‘The Aisle: Memorial Chapel. When was Seed of David’ by a famous artist the first and last battle the called . regiment was involved in? In the left panel David is about to _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ fight the giant Goliath. What weapon did David use? This Chapel was made from recycled stones. ------Where did the stones come from? The right panel shows David seated as King of Israel. ------What is he doing in this painting?

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Well done, you have finished the trail! Sit quietly and think of all the people who have visited or worshipped here.