Scenes of Newcastle upon Tyne, Co. Durham & Northumbria

 4. Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral is built on the site of an earlier Saxon church and the shrine of St Cuthbert. Most of the present building dates from the late 11th to late 15th centuries.

The west towers of Durham Cathedral viewed from the cloisters (built ~1220).

A section of the triforium, a 'small' sample of the magnificent stonework of the interior of Durham Cathedral.

For more pictures, see page 10 "A day out in Durham"

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*  The north-east of England is as varied as anywhere in the country with much to offer the tourist with lots of interested places and buildings to visit  whether in the City of Newcastle or the surrounding coast landscape and countryside, villages and towns of County Durham and Northumbria ('Northumberland')  *  page updated Feb 3rd 2008  *  EMAIL Phil Brown  *  Images-photographs-pictures-photos-webshots-photos-views-scenes © Dr W P Brown