The city of Carlisle is about 30 minutes north of us. It stands at the border between England and Scotland. We visited the Abbey or Cathedral which is hundreds of years old.
Carlisle Cathedral has a long and turbulent history. It started life as a Norman Priory Church in 1122, becoming a cathedral in 1133. Notable features include figurative stone carving, wonky Norman arches, a set of medieval choir stalls and the largest window in the ‘flowing decorated Gothic’ style in England.
