The ornate Gothic canopy tomb of King Edward II fills the view inside Gloucester Cathedral, its multi-tiered stone shrine rising in pinnacled arches above a recumbent effigy. The monument stands beneath a cathedral arch, its carved surfaces catching the light.
Edward II was deposed in 1327 and buried at Gloucester, where his tomb became a pilgrimage site. The shrine's elaborate canopy and effigy made it one of the cathedral's most visited monuments and a focal point of its medieval fabric.
Sepia-toned real photo print; caption "Gloucester Cathedral, King Edward's Tomb." printed in white script along the bottom edge; no white border visible.
Postmark: P.M. 3 (date illegible). Divided-back Frith's Series card (No. 2359B), printed in England by F. Frith & Co., Ltd., Reigate; sepia-toned collotype print, light wear with a crease at the top-left corner. GT. YARMOUTH appears in the recipient's address (Mr. G.C. Sayer, Le Havre, Bradwell, GT. Yarmouth, Norfolk), not as a postmark.
Cite this card
King Edward's Tomb, Gloucester Cathedral, circa 1902, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/king-edwards-tomb-gloucester-cathedral-circa-1902. Accessed November 2, 2026.
