After a few years in storage, the LEGO® version of Durham Cathedral is being re-built and will go back on display inside the Durham Cathedral Museum from February 16th 2024.
Rebuilding The Cathedral
Durham Cathedral in LEGO® has been re-built by a team of volunteers.
After a few years in storage, following the Covid-19 pandemic, the structure will be housed in a new location in the Monks’ Dormitory of the Durham Cathedral Museum.
The Original LEGO® Build
Durham Cathedral in LEGO®, was an ambitious fundraising project from 2013-16 which saw the cathedral recreated in LEGO® bricks. This imaginative fundraising initiative was first developed to support the development of the Durham Cathedral Museum, then named ‘Open Treasure’.
The model was built by members of the public, with each brick representing a £1 donation and since the first brick was laid on 11 July 2013, over 300,000 bricks were been added to the model over the next 3 years.
Did you know?
Durham Cathedral in LEGO® represents the first large-scale LEGO® model to be built by members of the public, with thousands of people from across the UK and the rest of the world adding their bricks.
The impressive model measures 3.84 metres in length, 1.53 metres wide and 1.7 metres in height.
A team of 60 volunteer ‘LEGO® Makers’ helped guide visitors in placing their bricks and assembling each section of the building.
The whole structure weighs around 750kg – roughly the same weight as a camel!
