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Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous role as the residence of the Bishops of Durham. Along with the Cathedral the castle is designated as a cultural World Heritage Site.
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!
Loving the golden glow of evening sun on sandstone, I fulfilled a childhood dream by staying in the university accommodation in this medieval castle. My window was hidden behind the trees from this view.
Details of its history and architecture are here: www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do/venues/durham-castle/histor...
Crook Hall
The oldest part is an open hall house dating from the 14th century, built in sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. It is the only known domestic open hall in County Durham. In the 17th century the hall was extended to form a Jacobean manor house, then in the 18th century a large brick Georgian house was added. The hall is surrounded by English country style gardens.
Elvet Bridge
Durham is home to Durham University. It was founded as the University of Durham (which remains its official and legal name) by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837. It was one of the first universities to open in England for more than 600 years, and is claimed to be England's third oldest after Oxford and Cambridge (although other higher education institutions also make this claim
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Durham World Heritage Site was inscribed by UNESCO in 1986 (among the first UK sites to be listed) in recognition of its Outstanding Universal Value. The site's architectural importance lies in the fact that Durham Cathedral and Castle are among the greatest monuments of the Norman Conquest of Britain, and that Durham Cathedral, built between 1093 and 1133, is one of the finest examples of Norman architecture in Europe.
The site is also outstanding because of its political history: the Castle and Cathedral reflect the unique status of the Prince-Bishops of Durham. The Prince-Bishops were religious leaders who also had secular powers — they governed a virtually autonomous state that formed the buffer zone between England and Scotland from the late eleventh century until 1603.
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.
Installation at the Durham Lumiere festival of light, with the cathedral seen above and Durham's medieval bridges in the distance.
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.
Durham cathedral
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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 Castle often gets overlooked even though it looms over the city. Perhaps being partially obscured by trees (especially in summer) and also having Durham Cathedral as a neighbour is the reason. The Castle is home to the students of University College, part of Durham University. You can only visit the castle via guided tours (hopefully these will start up again soon).
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.