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Norwich Cathedral

Norwich Cathedral is dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity.
The cathedral was begun in 1096 and constructed out of flint and mortar and faced with a cream-coloured Caen limestone. A Saxon settlement and two churches were demolished to make room for the buildings. The cathedral was completed in 1145 with the Norman tower still seen today topped with a wooden spire covered with lead. Several episodes of damage necessitated rebuilding of the east end and spire but since the final erection of the stone spire in 1480 there have been few fundamental alterations to the fabric.
Norwich Cathedral has the second largest cloisters in Britain. The cathedral close is the largest in England and one of the largest in Europe and has more people living within it than any other close. The cathedral spire, measuring at 315 ft or 96 m, is the second tallest in England despite being partly rebuilt after being struck by lightning in 1169, which led to the building being set on fire. Measuring 461 ft or 140.5 m long and, with the transepts, 177 ft or 54 m wide at completion, Norwich Cathedral was the largest building in East Anglia.
The Cathedral is a Grade I listed building. LinkExternal link
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by N Chadwick

Created: Fri, 17 Jan 2014, Updated: Fri, 17 Jan 2014


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TG2308 : The vaulting of the nave, Norwich Cathedral by David Smith
2024
TG2308 : Misericord in the choir stalls, Norwich Cathedral – 5 by Alan Murray-Rust
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TG2308 : The Despenser Reredos, St Luke's Chapel, Norwich Cathedral by Alan Murray-Rust
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TG2308 : Norwich Cathedral, cloisters by Alan Murray-Rust
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TG2308 : Cloister doorway, Norwich Cathedral by Alan Murray-Rust
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TG2308 : Norwich Cathedral, cloister garth by Alan Murray-Rust
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TG2308 : Norwich - Cathedral through Erpingham Gate, night view by Rob Farrow
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TG2308 :  Norwich - Cathedral spire - the top with peregrine by Rob Farrow
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TG2308 : Norwich - Cathedral - Effigy of St Felix (probably) by Rob Farrow
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TG2308 : Norwich - Cathedral - from the south by Rob Farrow
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TG2308 : North ambulatory stained-glass window detail, Norwich Cathedral by Julian P Guffogg
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TG2308 : South Nave Window, Norwich Cathedral by Julian P Guffogg
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TG2308 : Norwich Cathedral: stained glass window (14) by Basher Eyre
2016
TG2308 : Norwich Cathedral: memorial (42) by Basher Eyre
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TG2308 : Norwich Cathedral: late July 2016 by Basher Eyre
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TG2308 : Norwich Cathedral: stained glass window (27) by Basher Eyre
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TG2308 : Norwich Cathedral: stained glass window (20) by Basher Eyre
2016
TG2308 : Inside Norwich Cathedral (50) by Basher Eyre
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TG2308 : Norwich Cathedral: memorial (8) by Basher Eyre
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TG2308 : Norwich Cathedral: ledger slabs (10) by Basher Eyre
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TG2308 : Norwich Cathedral: memorial (52) by Basher Eyre
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TG2308 : Norwich Cathedral: memorial (23) by Basher Eyre
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TG2308 : Spire of Norwich Cathedral by Stephen Craven
2014
TG2308 : Norwich Cathedral by Hamish Griffin
2014
TG2308 : Norwich Cathedral by J.Hannan-Briggs
2014

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