Worcester cathedral’s west end (see above) stands almost precariously in the upper valley side of the River Severn, a dramatic position reminisent of the galilee extension of the west end of Durham cathedral standing loftily at the top of the valley side of the incised meander of the River Wear. Seen from the west the crossing tower of Worcester cathedral is prominent in the landscape, to the east less so as the rising ground of eastern Worcester and beyond blocks the view. It always seems surprising how difficult it often is to pick-out the crossing tower of York Minster, the highest point of any ecclesiastical building in Yorkshire, from the surrounding landscape, especially when compared with Lincoln cathedral (visible from high points in the northern Lincolnshire Wolds in fine weather (32 miles by road), for example, and Ely cathedral. With Worcestershire County Cricket Ground on the other side of the River Severn opposite the cathedral, in the St. John’s part of the town, the view of the cathedral from the west is one of England’s great views.