Behind the cathedral stands the castle, an ancient Norman fortress which was the residence of the prince-bishops of Durham. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 Construite à la fin ...

But not Durham's. It's the happiest cathedral I've ever set foot in ... Begun in 1093, just 27 years after the Norman Conquest, it's been called "the greatest Norman building in Britain - perhaps ...

Durham Cathedral has been voted Britain's favourite building in a survey of the best and worst of British architecture. The Norman cathedral - which along with Durham Castle dominates the city's ...

BISHOP William of St Carileph is often described as the man who built Durham Cathedral, but although ... positioned between the rounded Romanesque-Norman arches and represent the embryonic stages ...

The funds will be "instrumental in supporting the phased reopening of the great Norman cathedral", a spokeswoman said. The Very Reverend Andrew Tremlett, Dean of Durham, said: "It is difficult to ...

Durham Cathedral is the subject of the monthly illustrated ... for an intriguing look at the Norman building which was built from 1093. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland ...

In the city's centre the River Wear loops around the Romanesque Durham Cathedral and Norman Durham Castle that are two of the finest examples of architecture from both periods, both in terms of ...

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Hazel Isgate said it was "lovely" to take her dog Wilson inside the cathedral A cathedral which trialled welcoming dogs inside has made the move permanent. Durham Cathedral opened its doors to ...

Durham Cathedral is a Norman building constructed between 1093 and 1133 in the Romanesque style. It was founded as a monastic cathedral built to house the shrine of St Cuthbert, replacing an ...

for an intriguing look at the Norman building which was built from 1093. Read more: Sunderland's 'oldest fan' dies aged 101 after following SAFC for 94 y... Durham Cathedral and its history will ...