Neither Norman nor Santa

Location St Nicholas Cathedral

Colour of Route Blue

Historical comments

St Nicholas Cathedral is the most Northerly cathedral in England, founded in 1091 but was destroyed by fire in 1216. The current building was completed in 1350 but was restored in 1777. The Cathedral has a strong association with music including composer Charles Avison (1709-1770) who was organist here. The cathedral has many fine features including furnishings in the nave designed by artist Ralph Hedley (1848-1913)

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Maths applications we used a tape measure and clinometer to calculate the height of the steeple.

Imke Muller