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Coordinates: 53°57′43″N 1°4′55″W / 53.96194°N 1.08194°W / 53.96194; -1.08194
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York Minster
The Cathedral and Metropolitical
Church of Saint Peter
York Minster seen from the side – a long building with a pair of towers at one end and a massive central tower with two perpendicular windows. The round rose window can be seen on the south transept.
The southern façade of the cathedral including the rose window on the south transept.
York Minster is located in North Yorkshire
York Minster
York Minster
Location within North Yorkshire
53°57′43″N 1°4′55″W / 53.96194°N 1.08194°W / 53.96194; -1.08194
OS grid referenceSE603522
LocationDeangate, York[1]
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Previous denominationRoman Catholic
Websitewww.yorkminster.org
History
StatusActive
Founded627; 1397 years ago (627)
DedicationSaint Peter
Consecrated3 July 1472
Associated peopleWilliam of York
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated14 June 1954[2]
Previous cathedralsat least 3
Architectural typeCathedral
StyleEarly English, Perpendicular
Years builtc. 1230–1472
Groundbreaking673
Completed1472
Specifications
Length524.5 feet (159.9 m)[3]
Nave length262 feet (80 m)[4]
Width222 feet (68 m)[3]
Nave width98 feet (30 m)[5]
Nave height99 feet (30 m)[3]
Choir height102 feet (31 m)[6]
Number of towers3
Tower heightCentral Tower: 235 feet (72 m)[3]
Western Towers: 196 feet (60 m)[3]
Bells36
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseYork (since 314)
Clergy
ArchbishopStephen Cottrell
Deanvacant
PrecentorVicky Johnson
ChancellorChris Collingwood
Canon(s)1 vacancy
Canon PastorMichael Smith (Acting Dean)
Canon MissionerMaggie McLean
ArchdeaconSamantha Rushton
Laity
Director of musicRobert Sharpe
Business managerKathryn Blacker (Chapter Steward)
Official arms of Archbishop of York
  1. ^ "York Minster". York Minster. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Cathedral Church of St Peter, York Minster (1257222)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e Bigland, John (1815). Yorkshire; or, Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive of That County. London. p. 211. OCLC 19912009. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ^ "York Minster". York Minster. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. ^ "York Minster". York Minster. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. ^ "York Minster". York Minster. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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