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Key Image Norman Chapel, Durham Castle
Palace Green
DH1 3RW Durham
United Kingdom
Denomination: Anglican
Geogr. Coordinates: 54.77566° N, 1.57627° W
Geo Location
Reference year: 1080
Architectural style: Romanesque
Building type: Chapel
Description: Three-aisled Norman chapel; oldest part of the World Heritage site Durham; UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986 (Durham Castle and Cathedral)
Noteworthy
  • Unique figurative capitals
History:
1080:   Built as the chapel of Castle Durham
14th cent.:   Reconstruction of the bailey renders the chapel inaccessible
1840:   A new access to the chapel is opened, major modifications
1954:   Restoration, removal of most of the 19th cent. modifications
Dimensions:
Nave Height [m]:  5
Length [m]:  10
Sources
Durham World Heritage Site: The Norman Chapel, http://www.durhamworldheritagesite.com/architecture/castle/intro/north-range/norman-chapel, retrieved 08/11/2017
Wood, Rita: The Norman Chapel in Durham Castle, in: Northern History Vol. XLVII, No. 1, March 2010, www.rwromanesque.co.uk/NHI211731.pdf, retrieved 08/11/2017
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