PLAN

 

Durham Cathedral is a fascinating building to explore. With its great age and monastic history it has a cloister and chapter house, and various other external buildings. The Cathedral itself is cruciform in shape, but with an extra ‘transept’ at the Eastern (top) end.

The axis of the Cathedral is geographically east – west with the sanctuary towards the east. This means that our liturgical directions coincide exactly with the geographical directions.

As usual, we begin our tour by circumnavigating the Cathedral (as far as possible), then enter by the Main Entrance.

To continue, tap / click on START

If you would like to enter the Cathedral immediately, tap / click on Sanctuary Knocker 14

For other intermediate points, tap / click on:

Nave 21

North Transept 37

Chapel of Nine Altars 51

South Transept 75

Cloister 79

Chapter House 83

Galilee Chapel 86

Quire 95

Sanctuary 104

 

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