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A shot from the opening night of the 2017 Durham Lumiere. Some very nice pieces and well worth checking out.
This is the Frequencies piece; www.lumiere-festival.com/program…/durham/frequencies/
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An image of Durham Cathedrals main hall in colour.
The Cathedral was built in the 11th Century as a place of worship, specifically to house the shrine of the North's best-loved saint, Cuthbert. As well as containing the relics of St. Cuthbert the Cathedral is also home to the remains of the Venerable Bede.
It is widely regarded as one of the finest buildings in Britain and rightfully gained its status as a World Heritage Site 23 years ago.
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Have to admit to spending a while on the cobbles of Owengate in Durham this afternoon.
Lots of visitors making their way up to take a look around the city's magnificent Norman cathedral, then, these two youngsters passed by, pushing their bikes up the steep incline... magic!
Hot air balloons over Durham city last weekend and what a spectacular sight to see, a mass launch from East Durham College Houghall Campus.
In the company of John Carson.
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It's not allowed to take pictures inside Durham Cathedral, but I took this one from the cloister. Just take a look at these arches: You'll find them in several HP movies (= Hogwards) as well...:-))
This picture concludes my "Search for Harry Potter". I would like to say 'thank you' to all, who looked patiently at this set, who encouraged me with their gentle comments and awards, and who showed their appreciation for my tour into the 'Kingdom of sorcery and magic'
PS: ON 16th july, the latest HP movie will be featured; parts of this movie have been filmed in Scotland; maybe a very good reason for me, for planning my next UK-trip..:-))
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, commonly referred to as Durham Cathedral, in the city of Durham, England, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Durham. The Bishopric dates from 995, with the present cathedral being founded in AD 1093. The cathedral is regarded as one of the finest examples of Norman architecture and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with nearby Durham Castle, which faces it across Palace Green.
The present cathedral replaces the 10th century "White Church" built as part of a monastic foundation to house the shrine of Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne. The treasures of Durham Cathedral include relics of St Cuthbert, the head of St Oswald of Northumbria and the remains of the Venerable Bede.
Installation at the Durham Lumiere festival of light, with the cathedral seen above and Durham's medieval bridges in the distance.
One of the best views of Durham Cathedral just got better after scaffolding and protective covering surrounding the 216ft (66m) central tower has been removed.
The magnificent Norman cathedral’s central tower, which in its current form, dates back to the 15th century has been closed since November 2015 while much-needed restoration work has been carried out to the heavily weathered and eroded stonework.
91114 'Durham Catherdral' crossing the Royal Border Bridge at Berwick-Upon-Tweed, with the 11.01 Edinburgh - Kings Cross on Thurs 25th June 2020.
Durham Cathedral
North East England
Nikon D850
Tamrom 35-150mm
Nisi V6 Landscape Cpl
Nisi 3 Stop Medium Grad
Vanguard VEO3+ Tripod
Vanguard Alta Rise 48 Backpack
Durham Market Place, the focal point of Durham City has medieval origins but the present market place largely consists of buildings of Victorian origin. The most imposing features are the Town Hall and Guildhall, and the city church of St Nicholas.
Spring sunshine lighting up the Cloister at Durham Cathedral. Such a shame that the cathedral does not allow photography in the main body of the cathedral, even without a flash. Some cathedrals are more than happy to allow photographs, Truro Cathedral for example. Some say the reason is to help preserve the sanctity of the building, others say it helps to sell more souvenir books from the gift shop! (Explored)
Durham, 3 December 2022. The first fortress here was around 1072 but little remains from before 1340. Construction of the cathedral started in 1093 and most was completed within forty years, although there have been later additions and alterations. The castle was really a bishop's palace with some fortification, but despite this it was the only northern castle never to fall to the Scots; it is now part of Durham University.
A view of the main part of the cathedral from within the precincts. I think that is a sundial on the wall, but I was unable to find any information there, and a brief search on the net has not yielded anything.
The entrance leading into Durham castle.
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Durham cathedral
Durham city
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Looking back to Durham Cathedral “Photographers’ Evening” in August 2019, Here are a few pics that either slipped through the net or have been reworked.
this street always amazes me. the old buildings and the cobbles are a great route to Durham Cathedral.
Discovered this view of Durham Cathedral last December, from a high point I'd never previously visited.
Revisited it for a spot of exercise thinking it would be good to see how it looked in the snow.
After a rather bleak and wet January, it's been good to see the snow, blue skies and sunshine these last few days. The snow and frozen ground meant that you could include a walk without the mud bath!
However, it's looking like the thaw is about to arrive with temperatures rising above freezing later this weekend and into double digits at the start of the new week.
Owengate, the road leading up to Palace Green, gets its name from the gate originally located at the top of the street. The gate was part of the Castle defenses, controlling access to the Castle and Cathedral.
Like all of the other gates, it has long since disappeared, but the road bearing its name still exists.
The iconic view of Durham Cathedral as the December dusk closes in. Following the recent heavy rain and flooding, the river is unusually high.
Durham 3 December 2022.
This reinforced concrete footbridge was designed by Ove Arup, founder of the companies that bear his name. Completed in 1966, it was the last ever structure of his own design, and links the main Durham peninsula (to the left) to Dunelm House, seen here and also a product of Arup inspired design and construction. It is known as the Kingsgate Bridge and is Listed Grade 1.
Ove Arup was born in Newcastle in 1895 of a Danish father and Norwegian mother, over his 92 year lifetime being regarded as one of the foremost structural engineers in the world, responsible for, or a key contributor to, such diverse projects as the penguin pool at Regent's Park Zoo, air raid shelters, Mulberry Harbours (floating harbours taken across to France to aid landing forces in Normandy in 1944), Sydney Opera House and the cantilever Van Ginkel Footbridge in St Johns, Canada. After his death in 1998 and. as was his wish, his ashes were scattered from the Kingsgate Bridge, which he regarded very highly.
Lumiere "Chronos", The Ogden Centre, Durham, 18 Nov 2021
A passage through the years, exploring our physical journey through time and space.
Another image from the butterfly house at the Durham Museum of Life and Science. I don't have a macro lens, and so made do with the Nikkor 50m f/1.4D. This is uncropped, and was able to get fairly close for the likely reason the butterflies are so used to humans.
You'll notice that the blur is much more than you'd expect with just f2.8, but that's because the camera was so close; it exaggerates the DOF.
I'm trying to take my photography to the next level, and this was an experiment using some of the lighting ideas from Welcome to Oz by Vincent Versace.