St. Nicholas´s Cathedral
The rapid growth of the city of Newcastle was due to the population being attracted by the booming industries in the 19th century and later led to the construction of more than 20 churches around the second half of the 19th century. They named the Church of St Nicholas as a cathedral, the principle church of the region. But the church is a lot older than that, dating back to the 15th century, constructed in the fragments of an older Norman church from 1175. The main part of the church is its bell tower, constructed in 1470, some 60 years before that of Edinburgh, which is very similar. Inside you can find, among other things, a memorial for the Amiral Collingwood, who took control of the battle of Trafalgar after the death of Amiral Nelson.
