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~ St.Nicholas
Cathedral, Newcastle Upon Tyne ~ |
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Newcastle's St Nicholas
Cathedral.- The Church of St. Nicholas, an ancient and beautiful
edifice, situated in the parish to which it gives its name, was
founded in the year 1091, by Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, Earl of
Dorset, a follower of William the Conqueror. The original church was
burnt down in 1216, and rebuilt in 1359, since which period it has
been frequently repaired and beautified: it is now a magnificent
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| - situated on the crown of a bold eminence, which rises
abruptly from the river nearly to the centre of the town. The
steeple of this church is a very ingenious specimen of architecture.
It is sixty-four yards high, and consists of 13 pinnacles, and two
bold stone arches supporting a large and beautiful lantern, crowned
with a tall spire. |
| Photograph & text
courtesy of Steve Ellwood |
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