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Another outing for the infra red filter :-) This is a veiw from St James Hill in Norwich, which some of ya may have seen before from other posts in the past. This time, i took it at almost dark with the infra red filter on, iso of 1600 and exposure of 30 seconds. The structure of the cathedral is primarily in the Norman style, having been constructed at the behest of Bishop Herbert de Losinga between the late 11th century and about 1145. The total length of the building is 461 feet (140 metres). Significant alterations from later periods include a 315 foot (96 metre) spire completed in 1465, and a two-storey cloister, the only such in England, which was built between 1300 and 1430. The cathedral is built of flint and mortar faced with limestone brought in from Caen. Standing at 315 feet, the cathedral's spire is the second tallest in England, and dominates the city skyline; only Salisbury Cathedral's is higher. Like Salisbury and Ely, the cathedral lacks a ring of bells - the only three English cathedrals to do so. One of the best views of the cathedral spire is from St. James' Hill on Mousehold Heath. The bosses on the roof timbers number over 1,000. Each is decorated with a theological image and have been described as without parallel in the Christian world. The precinct of the cathedral, the limit of the former monastery, is between Tombland (the Anglo-Saxon market place) and the River Wensum - building materials were taken up the Wensum and unloaded at Pulls Ferry, Norwich. Cathedral Close, which runs from Tombland into the cathedral grounds, contains several properties.