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Durham Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, [2] is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Durham, England. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Durham and is the mother church of the diocese of Durham .
Palace Green is an area of grass in the centre of Durham, England, flanked by Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle. The Cathedral and Castle together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Although initially not part of the site itself, Palace Green was added to the UNESCO site in 2008. [1] [2]
Durham Castle and Cathedral is a World Heritage Site (WHS ID No. 370), [1] in Durham, England. The site includes Durham Castle, Durham Cathedral, Durham University, Palace Green and University College, Durham. It was first given World Heritage Site status in 1986, and its boundaries were modified in 2008. [1]
Promotional material for the world première, Saturday 20 October 2007 at 7:30 pm, Durham Cathedral. The Durham Concerto is a classical work composed by Jon Lord.It was commissioned by Durham University and was first performed in Durham Cathedral on 20 October 2007, as part of the university's 175th anniversary celebrations.
Memorial to Bishop Edward Maltby, Durham Cathedral. The Established Church Act 1836 set the maximum annual income for a bishop at £8,000 (£525,000 at 2003 prices [17]) but it was revealed in 1847 that Maltby was earning around £12,000 (£787,000 [17]), having exceeded £21,000 (£1.4 million [17]) in 1841. In response to the widespread ...
Durham Priory was a Benedictine priory associated with Durham Cathedral, in Durham in the north-east of England.Its head was the Prior of Durham.It was founded in 1083 as a Roman Catholic monastery, but after Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540 the priory was dissolved and the cathedral was taken over by the Church of England.
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Founded in 995 AD, it is one of the largest English cathedral libraries. William de St-Calais donated 46 books. [1] In the 19th century it was located in the Old Frater House, or Monk's Hall, on the south side of the cathedral's cloisters, situated there in 1680 by the Dean of Durham John Sudbury, who fitted up the building. [2]