A vast building, especially when viewed internally, Norwich Cathedrals height is accentuated by the slender Romanesque arcading and the elegant Lierne ceiling 
vaulting spanning the nave of the great Norman church. In 1091 Herbert de Losinga bought the bishopric of East Anglia from the Crown and within five years he had begun to build Norwich Cathedral, as part of a traditional Benedictine monastery. Nearly half a century later and this massive structure was almost complete. Now remembered by a 17th century black slab, Bishop Herbert de Losinga lies at rest in front of the high altar. Nearby is the Bishop's Throne, an interesting combination of 20th century wood set against fragments of stone that appear to pre-date Norwich Cathedral.
Many features at Norwich are unique among English cathedrals, the most noted of which is the preservation of the entire original floor plan created by Bishop Herbert de Losinga. Fourteen bays make up the length of the aisle and at the east end is an unusual arrangement of ambulatory and radiating chapels. Some of the oldest stained glass in Norwich Cathedral, dating from the 14th and 15th centuries, can be seen in the ambulatory. A magnificent range of pictorial roof bosses in the nave provides yet further evidence that Norwich Cathedral was built to impress and educate.
vaulting spanning the nave of the great Norman church. In 1091 Herbert de Losinga bought the bishopric of East Anglia from the Crown and within five years he had begun to build Norwich Cathedral, as part of a traditional Benedictine monastery. Nearly half a century later and this massive structure was almost complete. Now remembered by a 17th century black slab, Bishop Herbert de Losinga lies at rest in front of the high altar. Nearby is the Bishop's Throne, an interesting combination of 20th century wood set against fragments of stone that appear to pre-date Norwich Cathedral.Many features at Norwich are unique among English cathedrals, the most noted of which is the preservation of the entire original floor plan created by Bishop Herbert de Losinga. Fourteen bays make up the length of the aisle and at the east end is an unusual arrangement of ambulatory and radiating chapels. Some of the oldest stained glass in Norwich Cathedral, dating from the 14th and 15th centuries, can be seen in the ambulatory. A magnificent range of pictorial roof bosses in the nave provides yet further evidence that Norwich Cathedral was built to impress and educate.
