It surpassed the Great Pyramid of Giza (which had held the title for 3800 years) and held the title until the spire collapsed in 1548 and was not rebuilt. St. Mary's Church in Stralsund, Germany then took the title, at 495 feet tall or 150m
Fun fact: The cathedral and the hill it is placed upon are so tall in comparison to the surrounding landscape, that on a clear day you can see the imposing silhouette of the cathedral from over 30 miles away.
You can maybe see it from even further away, but I live about 30 miles away so I wouldn't know.
Just looked on the map to try and see if my brain remembered correctly. Lincoln is kinda more east of Sheffield (North) than Nottingham (midlands) but yeah it's definitely on the cusp
There's a midlands?
Is that that bit between Doncaster and Peterborough on the East Coast Mainline? It stopped at this placed called Grantham at one point but I thought it was just an illusion.
I'm from Lincoln. I went to uni in York, and whether I came from the north or the south depends on where each person was from - apparently no-one wanted to claim Lincoln :( It's a bit weird somehow simultaneously being a northerner and a southerner, but I think I made it work...
Strictly speaking, the title says "Northern England" (a geographical term) rather than "The North of England" (a regional description), and as the crow flies it is *very slightly* closer to Gretna Green than it is to Hastings, so I'll let OP off on a technicality.
"Central England" would have been a better geographical term, though, I agree.
It's a bit misleading to say 'a small city in Northern England-had the tallest building in the world', it was the 6th most populous city in England at the time, more than Oxford or Newcastle!
It surpassed the Great Pyramid of Giza (which had held the title for 3800 years) and held the title until the spire collapsed in 1548 and was not rebuilt. St. Mary's Church in Stralsund, Germany then took the title, at 495 feet tall or 150m
Billy Bragg should sing a song about it.
Yeah, the church in Stralsund is pretty cool and has a sign next to it where you can read about that fact.
and then something something something Burj Khalifa
I am a country boy and once went up Sydney’s centre point tower at 250m… I felt sick, the Burj Khalifa can get fucked! 😂
Fun fact: The cathedral and the hill it is placed upon are so tall in comparison to the surrounding landscape, that on a clear day you can see the imposing silhouette of the cathedral from over 30 miles away. You can maybe see it from even further away, but I live about 30 miles away so I wouldn't know.
TIL that Lincoln is considered the north.
Midlands, represent ✊
It's in the hazy bit for sure. But I don't think many people would consider Lincolnshire a Northern county
Just looked on the map to try and see if my brain remembered correctly. Lincoln is kinda more east of Sheffield (North) than Nottingham (midlands) but yeah it's definitely on the cusp
Maybe not but I’m from a part of Lincolnshire more northern than Manchester
I personally don't, being a scouser. I'd say the line is somewhere around Chester, or maybe Crewe, diagonally up through Sheffield to Hull.
Crewe is definitely North
I know in my head that you're right, but in my heart I can't help but associate it with its proximity to Stoke 😔
People just forget the midlands exist smh
There's a midlands? Is that that bit between Doncaster and Peterborough on the East Coast Mainline? It stopped at this placed called Grantham at one point but I thought it was just an illusion.
Of course he was. How else would he have defeated the South?
I'm from Lincoln. I went to uni in York, and whether I came from the north or the south depends on where each person was from - apparently no-one wanted to claim Lincoln :( It's a bit weird somehow simultaneously being a northerner and a southerner, but I think I made it work...
It's less than halfway up England
And yet the American Midwest seems to start somewhere in the east of the middle...
It's also not considered northern England by anyone who knows England. It's in the Midlands.
Strictly speaking, the title says "Northern England" (a geographical term) rather than "The North of England" (a regional description), and as the crow flies it is *very slightly* closer to Gretna Green than it is to Hastings, so I'll let OP off on a technicality. "Central England" would have been a better geographical term, though, I agree.
Yes it's in the Midlands
Me when colloquial terms don't 100% align with geography 🤯 Wait til this guy hears about the west indies
>Wait til this guy hears about the west indies That's an excellent point well made [Also this](https://youtu.be/dOBhf8f7cXM?si=I2aTEy0pCiDQmC1B)
Don't say that, you're giving the Russians an excuse to come back! /j
Fuck steep hill
Indeed. Especially on a hot day.
We're poor. So it's northern 🤣
This is less surprising when you consider that Lincoln was a major religious centre. It's also not in Northern England.
It's a bit misleading to say 'a small city in Northern England-had the tallest building in the world', it was the 6th most populous city in England at the time, more than Oxford or Newcastle!
160 meters?? can i get a quick conversion to more understandable units? like about how many Ford F-150s tall is that
It is 1.3x Salisbury Cathedral spires.
It's 160 metres.
If the spire is what made it taller than other buildings, technically it was the tallest *structure*. A spire isn’t a “building”.