Norwich Cathedral world from the creation; the cloister includes series showing the life of Christ and the Apocalypse. In 1463 the spire was struck by lightning, causing a fire to rage through the nave which was so intense it turned some of the cream-coloured Caen limestone a pink colour. In 1480 the bishop, James Goldwell, ordered the building of a new spire which is still in place today. It is of brick faced with stone, supported on brick squinches built into the Norman tower. At high, the spire is the second tallest in England; only that of Salisbury Cathedral is taller at
Bear Creek Spire Bear Creek Spire Bear Creek Spire is located in the Sierra Nevada in Inyo County in eastern California in the southwestern United States and is the 46th highest mountain in California and the 225st highest mountain in the United States. Bear Creek Spire is part of the John Muir Wilderness and the Inyo National Forest. Bear Creek Spire was named in 1908 by Joseph LeConte, James Hutchinson and Duncan McDuffie, because of its position at the head of the Hilgard Branch of Bear Creek. The first ascent of Bear Creek Spire was a solo climb by Hermann Ulrichs in 1923