Rose Window at York Minster
This morning, we departed our Lincoln lodgings and drove north to York. Here we visited the following sites:
York Minster, a famous and important cathedral building dating from the 13th century. A summary history and chronology is provided below.
Historic Steam Engines at Railway Museum, York
This morning we commenced our York Tour at the famous Minster (Cathedral). This is a massive and awe inspiring edifice dating from the 13th and 14th centuries built in the Gothic and Early English styles. It replaced an earlier, 11th century Norman building but there is a history of Christian worship on the site dating back to the 7th century and probably much earlier. The scale and quality of the masonry and other works is very impressive. We spent about an hour here with one guest climbing the nearly 300 steps up one of the three towers for a panoramic view over York and beyond.
Durham Cathedral, County Durham, England
This morning, our tour group departed our Durham lodgings and paid a repeat visit to Durham Cathedral with benefit of more time.This is a stunning building dating from the 11th century, featuring Norman architecture. Unfortunately, photographs of the interior are discouraged.
