Durham Cathedral

Cards (5)

  • Architecture
    • built 1093-1133 under Bishop William of Calais
    • Romanesque, imposing and impressive with massive stone pillars, rounded arches, ribbed vaulting
    • 143ft nave, 73ft high
    • shows dominance through architecture and engineering superiority
  • Location
    • high rocky peninsula by River Wear
    • built by Durham Castle
    • statement of control
  • Religious
    • St Cuthbert's shrine
    • Benedictine Rule and daily worship
    • chapel, chapter house, cathedral priory
    • shows religious administration and importance of worship
  • Power and Control
    • built after Harrying of North
    • William of St Calais had secular and religious power, had palatine power (semi-independent from king)
    • symbolises unity between Church and state, control
  • Change and Continuity
    • Normans adopted local saints to ease transition and gain support
    • new architecture highlights Norman innovation and reform
    • focus on pilgrimage, worship, core beliefs remain, only power changes