Central Gibraltar town square with Anglican cathedral, cannons and harbour views.
Cathedral Square is a town square in central Gibraltar, owned by the Government of Gibraltar. It contains the Church of England Cathedral of the Holy Trinity at its eastern end, Duke of Kent House with the Gibraltar Tourist Board, the Bristol Hotel, a children’s play park and Sir Herbert Miles Promenade with nine cannon.
Cathedral Square is a town square within the city centre of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The square is owned by the Government of Gibraltar. It is the location of the Church of England Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, which stands at the eastern end of the square and forms its most prominent landmark. Other notable features around Cathedral Square include Duke of Kent House, which houses the Gibraltar Tourist Board, and the Bristol Hotel. The square also incorporates a children’s play park, adding a recreational element to this central urban space. Alongside the square runs Sir Herbert Miles Promenade, described as a boulevard lined with nine cannon overlooking the harbour. These cannon have been noted as among Gibraltar’s most impressive, arranged in a row facing out into the bay. Historically, the open space that is now Cathedral Square was previously a street known as Columbine Street, named after Lieutenant-General Francis Columbine, who served as a deputy governor. The Moorish-looking Cathedral of the Holy Trinity dates from 1839, when the Church of the Holy Trinity was redefined. It had originally been designed as a church in 1825 by a military engineer for John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham.
