Source: thejournal.co.uk

Durham Cathedral will unveil its hidden treasures thanks to a £3.9m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund

Children from Annfield Plain Infant School admire a 13th Century Bible at Durham Cathedral Library

The hidden treasures of Durham Cathedral will be revealed to a world audience thanks to a £3.9m funding boost.

Chris Cotton of Purcell, Architect for Open Treasure, Niall Hammond, Committee member of the Heritage Lottery Fund and The Very Reverend Michael Sadgrove, Dean of Durham

The Heritage Lottery Fund grant will go towards Durham Cathedral’s £10m Open Treasure project, which will see the creation of new exhibition spaces in buildings around the cathedral’s medieval cloister.

A 13th Century Bible on display in the Cathedral Library

Visitors will be taken on a journey through a sequence of spaces that tell the story of the cathedral and its rich Christian heritage… continue reading at thejournal.co.uk