On Tuesday 12th November, Year 5 visited Durham Cathedral. We have been studying the Northern Saints in RE and this is the place in which several of them are buried. We acted out some of the stories linked to Saint Oswald and the lessons that we could learn from them. We are also studying architecture in Art and Durham Cathedral has some of the finest examples of architecture in England. We had an interesting tour around the cathedral and learned that it took 40 years to build and that it was all done by hand. The huge pillars were made and carved in pieces that were put together like a big jigsaw. One of our favourite things were the stained glass windows which were stunning. Some were very old, some were religious and told stories and some were more abstract and made you think. We thought it was a wonderful place and we are looking forward to making a leaflet on Durham Cathedral with what we learned.
