Cathedrals · North East England
UK cathedrals by architectural style
Norman, Gothic, Perpendicular, Baroque — one cathedral each.
England's cathedrals trace the full evolution of British church architecture. Durham (Norman, 1093), Salisbury (Early English Gothic, 1258), Lincoln (Decorated Gothic, 1311), Gloucester (Perpendicular, 1351), St Paul's (English Baroque, 1710), and Liverpool Metropolitan (modernist, 1967) form a one-trip tour of the style arc. Visit them in chronological order and you walk through nine centuries of design.
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★ Iconic📷 5Cathedrals · North East England
Durham Cathedral
The greatest Romanesque building in Britain, shrine of St Cuthbert.
★ Iconic📷 4Cathedrals · South West England
Salisbury Cathedral
Britain's tallest spire, single-style Early English Gothic, holds a Magna Carta original.
★ Iconic📷 5Cathedrals · East Midlands
Lincoln Cathedral
World's tallest building 1311–1549; holds a Magna Carta and the famous Lincoln Imp.
📷 5Cathedrals · London
St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral — a cathedral in england-london, United Kingdom.
★ Iconic📷 4Cathedrals · South West England
Wells Cathedral
First all-Gothic English cathedral, with the famous scissor arches and a 1390 clock.
Flagship📷 4Cathedrals · South West England
Exeter Cathedral
World's longest unbroken Gothic vaulted ceiling, with a 1484 astronomical clock.
★ Iconic📷 5Cathedrals · Yorkshire & the Humber
York Minster
York Minster — cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
📷 5Cathedrals · South East England
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Located in Canterbury, Ken
★ Iconic📷 4Cathedrals · East of England
Ely Cathedral
Ship of the Fens — Norman cathedral with a unique octagonal medieval timber lantern.