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West gatepost of the Old Royal Naval College - this and its partner commemorate Admiral George Anson and his epic four year journey (1740-1744) to circumnavigate the world
Surviving gatepost of the lodge (now demolished) to 'Beardwood Cliff', Victorian mansion of the Thompson family.
Photograph taken by Vera Chapman (1923-2015), a geographer and local historian who wrote more than 20 local history books on Darlington and the surrounding area.
Image from the Darlington Local Studies picture collection. If you would like a copy of this image please contact local.studies@darlington.gov.uk quoting picture reference 'E820049453 ', or if you would like to see other images of the Darlington area please visit the Centre for Local Studies, at Darlington Library.
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
~~ Henry Ward Beecher
Fan-bearing Wood-borer beetle (Ptilinus pectinicornis) found on a gatepost at the edge of Miltonrigg Wood, near Brampton, 6 July 19.
This species is apparently common in the southern half of the UK, but elsewhere there appear to be relatively few sightings; in fact of the 784 records currently shown on NBN Atlas, only two are to the north of Newcastle! As previously noted Cumbrian data are no longer included in the Atlas, but presumably this species is not widespread within the county. Either way, it's certainly the first one I've seen!
Photo 1 was taken in situ with my bridge camera, and Photo 2 using the integral camera on my SX10D microscope at 20x magnification. It was measured at 4.5mm in length.
A stunning image of the species can be found here:
www.flickr.com/photos/coleoptera-us/28473895350/in/photolist