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6 unusual facts about Durham Cathedral


Durham Gospel Fragment

Durham Gospel Fragment can refer to any of three manuscripts now housed in the library at Durham Cathedral.

Durham Gospels

The Durham Gospels is a very incomplete late 7th century insular Gospel Book, now kept in the Durham Cathedral Dean and Chapter Library (MS A.II.17).

Józef Boruwłaski

Eventually, in his advancing years, Boruwlaski accepted an offer to live in Durham, from Thomas Ebdon, organist of Durham cathedral.

Lindisfarne Gospels

Another modern facsimile copy of the Gospels is now housed in the Durham Cathedral Treasury, where it can be seen by visitors.

The Durham Proverbs

The manuscript is currently in the collection of Durham Cathedral, to which it was donated in the eighteenth century.

The Unthanks with Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band

In a project commissioned by the Durham International Festival of Brass and supported by Arts Council England, and starting with concerts at Durham Cathedral and at London's Barbican Hall, The Unthanks began a UK tour in July 2011 with the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band, performing new brass arrangements of songs from all four Unthanks albums, as well as new material.


Constantine Jessop

He was survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and his son, Constantine, who became rector of Brington, Northamptonshire and a prebendary of Durham Cathedral.

Durham School

The school was in Langley's time situated on the east side of Palace Green to the north of the cathedral.

Oliver Chase Quick

He was Canon successively of Newcastle (1920-23), Carlisle (1923-30), St Paul's (1930-34), Durham (1934-39), and Christ Church, 1939-44.

Roberta Blackman-Woods

Elected with a majority of 3,274, Blackman-Woods made her maiden speech to the House of Commons on 24 May 2005, in which she referred to the work of her predecessor Gerry Steinberg, as well as referring at length to the importance to Durham of Durham Cathedral, the University of Durham and the historic legacy of mining within the area.

Sanctuary Knocker

Examples of Sanctuary Knockers can be found on Durham Cathedral, the St. Nicholas church in Gloucester and the Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Succentor

In English cathedrals today, the priest responsible for liturgy and music is usually the precentor, but some cathedrals, such as St Paul's and Durham, retain a succentor as well.


see also

John Wessington

Edward Bernard gives a list of Wessington's works extant among the manuscripts at Durham Cathedral; they include treatises