England Guide
The Northeast
The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas
Opening time: Mon– Fri 7am–6pm, Sat 8.30am–4pm, Sun 7.30am– noon & 4–7pm
Price: Free
Address: St Nicholas' Street
Website: www.stnicholascathedral.co.uk
Newcastle Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of St Nicholas, dates mainly from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and is remarkable chiefly for its tower – erected in 1470, it is topped with a crown-like structure of turrets and arches supporting a lantern. Inside, behind the high altar, is one of the largest funerary brasses in England; it was commissioned by Roger Thornton, the Dick Whittington of Newcastle, who arrived in the city penniless and died its richest merchant in 1430.