ID: 700009421 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009421	Record Type: Built Work
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Saint Nicholas Cathedral (cathedral (building); unknown English architects; current church completed ca. 1...; Newcastle upon Tyne (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Eng...)

Note: Cathedral for the Church of England Diocese of Newcastle. The Norman Roman Catholic parish church was founded in 1091, destroyed by fire in 1216. Current building reconstructed in 1350 in the Perpendicular style. The tower dates to the 15th century; served as navigation landmark for ships using the River Tyne. Buiding was heavily restored in 1777. The Cathedral has been the seat of the Bishop of Newcastle since 1882, when it became known as the Cathedral Church of St Nicholas..

Titles:

Saint Nicholas Cathedral (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,P)

St. Nicholas Cathedral (C,U,English,U,U)

Cathedral Church of St Nicholas (C,U,English,U,U)

Newcastle Cathedral (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

cathedral (work by context) [300007501] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings, churches (buildings), <church buildings by location or context>)

church (building) [300007466]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: current church completed ca. 1350, tower 15th century; on the site of an earlier Norman church

Creator Display:

unknown English architects [preferred]

architects unknown English (English cultural designation) [500125227]

Locations:

Current: Newcastle upon Tyne [7012026] Newcastle upon Tyne unitary authority (urban district), Tyne and Wear (county), England (country), United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Address Note: 54°58′12″N 1°36′40″W

Display Materials: masonry

	masonry (building materials) [300015332]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, building materials, <masonry and masonry units>)

Dimensions: tower height, 59.89 m (196 feet 6 inches)

Cultures:

(preferred)

English

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Early English [300020796] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, Medieval styles and periods, Medieval (European), Medieval regional styles, Northern European Medieval styles, British Isles Medieval styles, British Isles Medieval architecture styles)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	Nicholas of Bari, Saint (bishop, saint, 270-343, in Asia Minor) [500353854]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Related Works:

	is architectural context for .... Thornton Brass [700009116]
	..........brass (memorial); unknown Flemish artist; probably 1449; Newcastle upon Tyne (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Eng...

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

Sources and Contributors:
Saint Nicholas Cathedral	........ [VP]
	........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules
St. Nicholas Cathedral	........ [VP]
	........ St. Nicholas Cathedral [online] (2000-)
Cathedral Church of St Nicholas	........ [VP]
	........ St. Nicholas Cathedral [online] (2000-)
Newcastle Cathedral	........ [VP]
	........ St. Nicholas Cathedral [online] (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... St. Nicholas Cathedral [online] (2000-)