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The Bulletin
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Fix this textWednesday, May 15, 1957
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Fix this textT K E NATION A L A U ST R A L IAN NEWSPAPER
Fix this textRegistered' in Australia /or transmission by post as a newspaper.
Fix this textDURHAM’S vast Norman cathedral is one of England’s greatest
Fix this textarchitectural masterpieces, and its situation on a bluff high above
Fix this textthe River Wear is no less impressive than lire cathedral itself.
Fix this textThe first church to occupy the she was built in the year 999
Fix this textby the monks from Lindislarne Island who* fleeing from the Viking
Fix this textraiders, deposited at Durham the remains of St. Cuthbert, who had
Fix this textdied at Lindislarne in 687. The site of the church, according to
Fix this textlegend, was indicated by a dun-coloured cow. whose memory is
Fix this textperpetuated in stone in the north transept of the' cathedral. When
Fix this textthe Normans arrived, (he original church was demolished and the
Fix this textpresent magnificent cathedral built on its site. 'I he foundation stone
Fix this textwas laid in August, 1093, and building was completed forty years later,
Fix this textTwo hundred and twenty-nine years after it began its long journey
Fix this textfrom the Island of Lindisfarne, the coffin of St, Cuthbert was placed,
Fix this textbehind the high altar where it can be seen today.
Fix this textOn entering the cathedral, visitors are at once impressed by
Fix this textits immensity, by the loftiness of the nave and .by the Vast circum-
Fix this textference of the Norman columns. The pointed arches across the
Fix this textnave are the first of their kind in English architectural history, and
Fix this textthe ribbed vaulting of the roof is the first example of its use in
Fix this textEngland.
Fix this textAt the west end of the cathedral in the Galilee Chapel can
Fix this textbe seen the tomb of the Venerable Bede (673-735), the scholarly
Fix this textdivine who wrote the earliest surviving English history. Within the
Fix this textchancel are the 17th-century choir stalls, and beyond can be seen
Fix this textthe great throne and tomb, illustrated here, built by Bishop Hatfield
Fix this text(1345-81), who founded what is now, Trinity College, Oxford. The
Fix this textBishop’s throne is reputed to be the highest in Christendom and it
Fix this textreflects the former power of the See of Durham*
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