Unique low-angle summer sunny view of King's Lynn Minster, showing its twin west towers, large traceried window and medieval stone frontage.

King's Lynn Minster, formerly the Priory and Parish Church of St Margaret, photographed from the west in bright summer daylight at Saturday Market Place in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. The low-angle view shows the imposing twin towers, large central traceried window, pointed entrance arch, stone buttresses, battlements and decorative pinnacles against a vivid blue sky with broken white cloud. A formal flower border, green lawn and paved churchyard path lead towards the main doorway. The church was founded in 1101 by Herbert de Losinga, the first Bishop of Norwich, and has served the town for more than nine centuries. It began as a Benedictine priory church and later became the principal parish church of King's Lynn. In December 2011 it was given the honorary title King's Lynn Minster in recognition of its wider civic, pastoral and historic importance. Despite its cathedral-like scale and twin-towered west front, it is not a cathedral. The building combines surviving medieval work with later rebuilding and restoration. Its substantial west front is one of the most recognisable architectural sights in the historic port town. The large west window, Gothic arches, weathered limestone masonry and contrasting towers create a monumental composition associated with the prosperity and religious life of medieval Lynn. The church also has links with Margery Kempe, the fifteenth-century pilgrim and author whose Book of Margery Kempe is often described as the first autobiography written in English. The sunny conditions bring out the pale colour and texture of the stone, while the wide-angle viewpoint exaggerates the vertical lines of the towers and gives the church a commanding presence. The image is suitable for editorial subjects involving King's Lynn, Norfolk tourism, medieval churches, ecclesiastical architecture, Christian worship, historic market towns, conservation, East Anglian heritage, pilgrimage, parish life and notable religious landmarks in England