Ye Olde Britain by Lonely Planet

Author:Lonely Planet [Lonely Planet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-74321-114-4
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Published: 2012-08-25T04:00:00+00:00

Norwich Cathedral

(www.cathedral.org.uk; admission by donation; 7.30am-6pm) Norwich’s most stunning landmark is the magnificent Anglican cathedral, its barbed spire soaring higher than any in England except Salisbury, while the size of its cloisters is second to none. Begun in 1096, the cathedral is one of the finest Anglo-Norman abbey churches in the country, rivalled only perhaps by Durham. The sheer size of its nave is impressive, but its most renowned feature is the superb Gothic rib vaulting added in 1463. Among the spidery stonework are 1200 sculpted roof bosses depicting Bible stories. Similar bosses can be seen in closer detail in the cathedral’s remarkable cloisters. Built between 1297 and 1430, the two-storey cloisters are unique in England today and were originally built to house a community of about 100 monks.

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