Durham Cathedral

[TACtalk at adelanta.co.uk]

I watched a very interesting programme on TV about Durham Cathedral a
couple of nights ago. My interest was architectural, although I did hope to
catch glimpses of the cloisters, the garden and the chapter house, all used
as sets for the HP movies. I was not disappointed.

There was also a most unexpected piece, filmed in the gallery above the
side aisles of the cathedral, at the spot where the flying buttresses join
the main body of the nave. The gallery has the shape of half a protractor,
its curved ceiling fashioned by the buttresses themselves. It looked sort
of familiar, so I replayed the PS/SS DVD last night, and there it was. It
was used for the 'third floor corridor', along which the trio runs to
escape from Mrs Norris (when they hide through the door and find Fluffy).
If you look behind the running kids, you can see the view across the top of
the nave to the opposite gallery.

I had always thought that that was a set, so was pleased with the discovery.

Regards,
Nicholas