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The Great Britain Guide

Cathedrals · North East England

England's great cathedrals

From Norman austerity at Durham to Wren's dome at St Paul's.

The cathedrals of England are the country's oldest surviving complete buildings. Each is the headquarters of a diocese; each is also a museum of stone-cut history. You can see the architectural arc of a thousand years just by walking from Durham to Salisbury to St Paul's.

Places in this guide

North Bailey, Durham - geograph.org.uk - 2795953★ Iconic📷 5

Cathedrals · North East England

Durham Cathedral

The greatest Romanesque building in Britain, shrine of St Cuthbert.

Grade I👶durhamcathedral.co.uk
York Minster★ Iconic📷 5

Cathedrals · Yorkshire & the Humber

York Minster

York Minster — cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

Grade I👶yorkminster.org
Lincoln Cathedral Nave - geograph.org.uk - 3023010★ Iconic📷 5

Cathedrals · East Midlands

Lincoln Cathedral

World's tallest building 1311–1549; holds a Magna Carta and the famous Lincoln Imp.

Grade I👶lincolncathedral.com
The West entrance - geograph.org.uk - 7375672★ Iconic📷 4

Cathedrals · East of England

Ely Cathedral

Ship of the Fens — Norman cathedral with a unique octagonal medieval timber lantern.

Grade I👶elycathedral.org
Canterbury Cathedral - geograph.org.uk - 3822325📷 5

Cathedrals · South East England

Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Located in Canterbury, Ken

👶canterbury-cathedral.org
Salisbury Cathedral (31) - geograph.org.uk - 3229499★ Iconic📷 4

Cathedrals · South West England

Salisbury Cathedral

Britain's tallest spire, single-style Early English Gothic, holds a Magna Carta original.

Grade I👶salisburycathedral.org.uk
Winchester, the cathedral tower roof - geograph.org.uk - 4387628📷 5

Cathedrals · South East England

Winchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity and of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and of Saint Swithun in Winchester, is the cathedral of the city of Winchester, England, and i

👶winchester-cathedral.org.uk
Wells Cathedral - Bishop Stafford - geograph.org.uk - 7154271★ Iconic📷 4

Cathedrals · South West England

Wells Cathedral

First all-Gothic English cathedral, with the famous scissor arches and a 1390 clock.

Grade I👶wellscathedral.org.uk
Exeter , The Royal Clarence Hotel - geograph.org.uk - 5175941Flagship📷 4

Cathedrals · South West England

Exeter Cathedral

World's longest unbroken Gothic vaulted ceiling, with a 1484 astronomical clock.

Grade I👶exeter-cathedral.org.uk
The Thames from St Paul's Cathedral - geograph.org.uk - 8241643📷 5

Cathedrals · London

St Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Cathedral — a cathedral in england-london, United Kingdom.

👶stpauls.co.uk