Norwich Cathedral necessitated rebuilding of the east end and spire but since the final erection of the stone spire in 1480 there have been few fundamental alterations to the fabric. The large cloister has over 1,000 bosses including several hundred carved and ornately painted ones. Norwich Cathedral has the second largest cloisters in England, only exceeded by those at Salisbury Cathedral. The cathedral close is one of the largest in England and one of the largest in Europe and has more people living within it than any other close. The cathedral spire, measuring at , is the second-tallest in England despite being
Cathedral (band) Blast for their final three albums. These albums included the "inspired" and "quirky" but "uneven" "The Garden of Unearthly Delights", the double-disc "The Guessing Game", which was touted as the "most psychedelic, progressive material in the band's entire catalog" and the "true doom" of the band's farewell album, "The Last Spire". While Cathedral had contemplated disbanding in the past, most recently after the release of "The Garden of Unearthly Delights" in 2006, on 6 February 2011, Cathedral announced that they would disband after the release of "The Last Spire" in April 2013. Dorrian explained that "It's simply time for us