Durham, GB

Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral is of the finest examples of Romanesque architecture in Europe, renowned for its spectacular location at the heart of the Durham UNESCO World Heritage Site. It also boasts the most intact surviving set of medieval monastic buildings in the UK, now home to a new world class visitor experience Open Treasure. Visit Durham Cathedral and you'll soon discover why Bill Bryson described this magnificent place as the 'best cathedral on planet earth'!

About this building

For more information visit on this building visit www.explorechurches.org/church/durham-cathedral-durham

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Escomb Saxon Church

One of only three complete Saxon churches in Britain, this wonderfully preserved church sits in a sunken circular enclosure bordered by battered walls, an influence from Celtic Ireland. Shut your eyes to the surrounding modern housing and you might almost think you were transported back to the 7th century.

Hillside Church, Gateshead

Hillside Church, also known as the All Saints Church, was built in 1939 by Canon Stevenson. Since then, the church has occupied an important place in the community.

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Synagogue in Sunderland

The Synagogue in Sunderland was completed in 1928 by architect Marcus Kenneth Glass. In use until 2006, this brick synagogue in the Neo-Byzantine and Art Deco style is now abandoned.

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