Binchester (Vinovia) was founded around 80 AD and for a time one of the largest Roman military installations in the whole of Northern Britain. About 7 hectares in size it was large enough to have accommodated a battle-group formed of several cohorts of legionary infantry and one or more units of auxiliary cavalry. Even when it was [...]
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Binchester Roman Fort
7 Comments CherryPie on Mar 9th 2022
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Durham Night & Day
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 6th 2022
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Durham Heritage Timeline
The heritage timeline is a series of granite stones stretching over 42 meters on the Market Square from St. Nicholas Church to the equestrian statue of the Marquess of Londonderry. It shows a stylised river and tree flowing through the 1,000 years of time and history, 40 stones have bronze reliefs, others engravings, and most [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Feb 2nd 2022
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The Old Cupboard Postbox – Quarry Heads Lane, Durham
The first maps of Durham show a surprising direction for Durham City’s first Great North Road. Published in 1598 and 1610, they suggest that South Street was a major route and the strip map in ‘Britannia Depicta’ of 1720 confirms its place on the north-south link. This western route was more direct, allowing mail coaches [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Feb 1st 2022
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A Short Walk…
…from the Durham Marriot Hotel
I would have loved to walk further down this side of the river with its hidden heritage. Time was not in my favour, I had to turn back when I reached the Durham bandstand with its unique weathervane.
Mr C was patiently waiting for me, we had a date with Hartlepool…
4 Comments CherryPie on Jan 30th 2022
2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 29th 2022
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Seaham Memorials
The war memorial at Seaham is located on Terrace Green, by the sea front. The memorial is a Celtic cross designed by Mr TA Lawson and unveiled 1922 in dedication to the local men who lost their lives in the First World War. It was later further dedicated to those lost in the Second World War. The monument [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 27th 2022
