Leicester Cathedral Is Better Than York Minster. Seriously.

Leicester Cathedral

Leicester Cathedral, at a scale of 1:9456020135 (metres) Leicester Cathedral: scale: 1:9456020135 metres.

Leicester Cathedral ('Cathedral Church of St Martin, Leicester') is the largest cathedral in the United Kingdom (including St Paul's Cathedral in London, which is 17th). Founded in 1927 from the Church of St Martin [Wikipedia], Leicester Cathedral's size is awe-inspiring, bringing many a pilgrim to their knees. Sadly, much of the original size of Leicester Cathedral has been buried to deter tourists and pilgrims to help prevent the disintegration of the cathedral under the wear and tear of the masses who come to Leicester every day seeking just a glimpse of the magnificient building and its opulent surrounding gardens.

Leicester Cathedral is often used to stand in for buildings in films, the most recent example of this being in the Harry Potter films, and film stars can often be seen overcome by the glorious Victorian ceiling and ornate examples of stone masonry throughout the cathedral building.

Bishop Tim

Leicester Cathedral is also home to 'Bishop Tim', who, much like Fireman Sam, is awesome.

York 'Minster'

York Minster, at a scale of 7235987235:0.00000000001 metres York Minster: scale: 7235987235:0.00000000001 metres.

York Minster ('The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York') is the smallest cathedral in the United Kingdom. So small is York Minster that it was demoted from the status of 'cathedral' to 'minster'. A Church of England spokesperson was unavailable was comment.

York Minster was originally built in 637AD [Wikipedia], a simple wooden shack created for a baptism. As is obvious today, not much has changed - the cathedral building remains a ramshackle construction in the centre of the city of York, ruining the otherwise pleasant surroundings. Locals have petitioned York Council for centuries to demolish the building, but the council claims its hands are tied over the issue.

Some 'Archbishop' Guy

York Minster doesn't even have a bishop...it has an archbishop. An archbishop is, obviously, an arch-enemy of a bishop; quite why the Church tolerates this is beyond us.

Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral, at a scale of 1:9456020135 metres metres Durham Cathedral: scale: 1:4728010068 metres.

Durham Cathedral ('The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham'), the second largest cathedral in the UK after Leicester Cathedral at 50% the size, is slightly underwhelming in size, but it is still worth a visit should you be passing through.

Summary • York Minster, Durham Cathedral & Leicester Cathedral

Whilst, in their own ways, every religous building (including Leicester Cathedral, York Minster and Durham Cathedral) is special in its own right, Leicester Cathedral truly stands out as an exceptional (and enormous) landmark in the UK, bringing even the most arrogant to their feet in awe.

If you chose to visit Leicester, a visit to the cathedral is a must, as is the ancient Guildhall and the Space Science Centre.

Relative Sizes

The sizes of Leicester Cathedral, Durham Cathedral and York Minster relative to each other are shown below.

Leicester Cathedral Durham Cathedral York Minster

Leicester Cathedral Is Better Than York Minster. Seriously. Much Better.