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Durham Castle & Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site

The importance of the area of Durham containing its castle and cathedral has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site: see LinkExternal link
To quote UNESCO:
"Durham Cathedral was built in the late 11th and early 12th centuries to house the relics of St Cuthbert (evangelizer of Northumbria) and the Venerable Bede. It attests to the importance of the early Benedictine monastic community and is the largest and finest example of Norman architecture in England. The innovative audacity of its vaulting foreshadowed Gothic architecture. Behind the cathedral stands the castle, an ancient Norman fortress which was the residence of the prince-bishops of Durham."

See also
EH World Heritage Site listing: LinkExternal link (includes useful map)
EH Grade I listings:
The Cathedral: LinkExternal link
Cloister (West): LinkExternal link
Cloister (South): LinkExternal link
Cloister (East): LinkExternal link
Lavatorium: LinkExternal link
Deanery: LinkExternal link
Prior's Kitchen: LinkExternal link
Priory Prison: LinkExternal link
12-15 The College: LinkExternal link
Chorister School: LinkExternal link
8 The College: LinkExternal link
Wall to west of 13, South Bailey: LinkExternal link
Castle Gatehouse: LinkExternal link
Castle Keep: LinkExternal link
Castle North Range: LinkExternal link
Castle West Range: LinkExternal link
Castle Wall (W,N & E): LinkExternal link
Castle Terrace Wall: LinkExternal link

UNESCO World Site List: LinkExternal link
by Rob Farrow

Created: Mon, 26 Sep 2022, Updated: Mon, 26 Sep 2022


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NZ2742 : Durham Castle by N Chadwick
2025
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral by N Chadwick
2025
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral Revisited by Chris Heaton
2023
NZ2742 : Central Tower of Durham Cathedral by Chris Heaton
2023
NZ2742 : Durham Castle by Stephen McKay
2023
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - stained glass - Chapter House by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham - Cosin's Almshouses - Portal and plaque by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - The Illumination Window by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Rose Window by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Shrine of St Cuthbert by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Central section by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Misericords by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Daily Bread Window by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Window made of fragments by Rob Farrow
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NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Transfiguration Window by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - The Nave by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Castle - Keep from the courtyard by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham - Cathedral, former Fulling Mill and Boat House by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Passage to south of Eastern Cloister by Rob Farrow
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NZ2742 : Durham Castle - Western Range by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - The Quire by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - The Cathedra (Bishop's throne) by Rob Farrow
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NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Galilee Chapel - Altar by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Galilee Chapel - Arches and frescos by Rob Farrow
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NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Cloisters - Northern range by Rob Farrow
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NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Looking up the tower above the crossing by Rob Farrow
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NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Reflected in the River Wear by Rob Farrow
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NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Eastern end by Rob Farrow
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NZ2742 : Durham - The cathedral above the River Wear by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Tomb of Bishop Hatfield by Rob Farrow
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NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Gravestone with effigy by Rob Farrow
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NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Romanesque archway and door by Rob Farrow
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NZ2742 : Durham Castle - The North Range by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Cloister windows and view southwards by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Steps to the cathedra above tomb by Rob Farrow
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NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Monument to Durham Miners by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Northern aspect from Palace Green by Rob Farrow
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NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Meridian mark by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Tomb of John, 3rd Baron Neville of Raby by Rob Farrow
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NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Looking across the Cloister Garth by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Ancient gravestone of a lady by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral - Galilee Chapel - Tomb of Venerable Bede by Rob Farrow
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Castle by N Chadwick
2022
NZ2742 : Durham Castle by Adrian Taylor
2013
NZ2742 : The Keep, Durham Castle by Philip Halling
2001
NZ2742 : View of Durham Castle and Cathedral by Philip Halling
2001
NZ2742 : Durham Cathedral by Philip Halling
1977
NZ2742 : Durham Castle by Philip Halling
1977
NZ2742 : River Wear and city of Durham by Philip Halling
1977


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