A detailed view of the top of one of Durham Cathedral's west towers

Date:
July 1942
Location:
Cathedral Cloister West Range, County Durham
Reference:
AA42/05737
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The west towers have four stages that match the main body of the nave. The top stages blind arcading with pointed arched opening in the second-from-top stage. The embattled parapet is tall and pierced, and the corners have large plinths with crocketed pinnacles.

Content

This is part of the Series: WOO02/01 Series of negatives taken for the National Buildings Record; within the Collection: WOO02 George Bernard Wood Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Wood, George Bernard

Keywords

Medieval Cathedral, Medieval Tower