Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral

Also known as Cathedral Church of Christ and St Mary the Virgin

Year

1133

Type

building

Durham Cathedral is a Norman cruciform church on a sandstone ridge above a tight bend of the River Wear, begun in 1093 by Bishop William of St Calais and finished in 1133 under Ranulf Flambard. Foundations were dug after prayers on 29 July …

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