Cathedrals

A selection of images of some of England's Medieval cathedrals

Add to My Favourites Copyright Crown copyright.NMR York Minster, York, York A view of York Minster from the south. Work on the gothic cathedral began in c.1220 under the Archbishop of York, Walter de Gray.	Add to My Favourites English Heritage.NMR/Mr Martin Roberts York Minster, York, York Cathedral Church of St Peter, transepts built 1220-1255
Add to My Favourites English Heritage.NMR Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire A general view from the south east.	Add to My Favourites English Heritage.NMR Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, Herefordshire An exterior view looking towards the west front of the Cathedral from King Street. The west front was built by Oldrid Scott.
Add to My Favourites English Heritage.NMR/Mr Les M. Kedward Hereford Cathedral Cathedral church of St Mary and St Ethelbert	Add to My Favourites Reproduced by permission of English Heritage.NMR Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire A view of the west front of the Cathedral over the surrounding rooftops.
Add to My Favourites Copyright English Heritage.NMR Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire Aerial view of Lincoln Cathedral from the south. The cathedral was founded in the late 11th century by Bishop Remigius and is an outstanding example of gothic architecture. The medieval cathedral has been damaged by both a fire and an earthquake.	Add to My Favourites English Heritage.NMR Rochester Cathedral, Kent An elevated view from the keep of Rochester Castle looking down towards the Cathedral which was rebuilt by Bishop Gandulf at the beginning of the 12th century. It was subject to major restoration work in the 19th century.
Add to My Favourites English Heritage.NMR/Mr Kieran Morris Rochester Cathedral, Medway, Kent Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary of Rochester. 7th century origins. Re- established as a cathedral-priory by Bishop Gandulf and rebuilt by him (1078-1108).	Add to My Favourites Reproduced by permission of English Heritage.NMR Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire Exterior of the west front of Lichfield Cathedral
Add to My Favourites English Heritage.NMR/Dr Anthea Hatfield Lichfield Cathedral Cathedral church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad	Add to My Favourites Copyright Crown copyright.NMR Cathedral of St Mary, Worcester, Worcestershire A view of the former Benedictine priory from the river. The oldest part of the cathedral (the crypt) dates from 1084.
Add to My Favourites English Heritage.NMR/Mrs Ann Vint Worcester Cathedral, Worcester Cathedral church of Christ and St Mary, including important early Norman crypt, cloisters and chapter house	Add to My Favourites Reproduced by permission of English Heritage.NMR Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon A view of motor cars parked in near the west front of the Cathedral.
Add to My Favourites Reproduced by permission of English Heritage.NMR West front of Wells Cathedral, Wells, Somerset The imposing west front of Wells Cathedral seen here from across the Cathedral Close is one of the most important galleries of 13th-century sculpture in northern Europe. It was completed by the addition of two towers in the late 14th to early 15th centuries.	Add to My Favourites English Heritage.NMR/Mr Bob Cottrell Durham Cathedral, Durham Cathedral church, originally of Benedictine Priory, refounded 1541 as secular cathedral
Add to My Favourites English Heritage.NMR/Mr Edward A. Dillimore Norwich Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral and Cloisters, begun in 1096 by Herbert de Losinga	Add to My Favourites English Heritage.NMR/Mr Peter Read Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral Church of St Mary. Foundations laid April 25, 1220 and consecreated 1225
Add to My Favourites Reproduced by permission of English Heritage.NMR Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent A view across the rooftops towards Canterbury Cathedral. The cathedral dates from 1070 with many subsequent alterations. It is the seat of the first primate of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury.