Durham (Contd...)
MORTON PALMS NZ 326 154
Train
Designed by David March, the brick Train is based on the steam train, Mallard, and commemorates the world's first railway service between Stockton and Darlington.
Darlington Borough Council, Morrisons Supermarket and Lottery funding financed the building of the 120 feet long train that used 185,000 bricks and cost £750,000.
Designed by David March, the brick Train is based on the steam train, Mallard, and commemorates the world's first railway service between Stockton and Darlington.
Darlington Borough Council, Morrisons Supermarket and Lottery funding financed the building of the 120 feet long train that used 185,000 bricks and cost £750,000.
PENSHAW NZ 334 543
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Penshaw Monument
The Earl of Durham's Monument at Penshaw was designed by John and Benjamin Green, who were father and son architects from Newcastle. The builder was Thomas Pratt of Sunderland. It was erected in 1844 as a memorial to John George Lampton, 1st Earl of Durham and Governor of Canada, after his death in 1840. The diminutive figure of my wife in the bottom left of the picture gives a clue to the size of the temple. The Doric temple is a half-size version of the Temple of Hephaestus (also known as Theseus) in Athens, and has four rows of seven columns. The Theseian Temple has six rows of 13 columns. There is a staircase inside one of the columns that leads to a roofless parapet walkway. In 1996, the National Trust spent over £100,000 in restoration |
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PIERCEBRIDGE NZ 211 156
Tower
A charming little tower, just over the bridge into County Durham, is in the corner of a private garden.
A charming little tower, just over the bridge into County Durham, is in the corner of a private garden.
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RABY WITH KEVERSTONE
Cottage
RABY WITH KEVERSTONE
Raby Castle garden seat
RABY WITH KEVERSTONE NZ 132 220
Raby Castle North Lodges
The Gothic style entrance to Raby Castle was designed by John Carr.
The Gothic style entrance to Raby Castle was designed by John Carr.
RABY WITH KEVERSTONE NZ 127 220
Gothic Cottage
The Gothic Cottage in the garden of Raby Castle was designed by James Paine.
The Gothic Cottage in the garden of Raby Castle was designed by James Paine.
RABY WITH KEVERSTONE NZ 125 217
Gothic Temple
The Gothick Seat near to Raby Castle was designed by Daniel Garrett.
The Gothick Seat near to Raby Castle was designed by Daniel Garrett.
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SHOTLEY BRIDGE NZ 091 536
Spa Well
The Spa Well was made by Jonathan Richardson in 1837 at the spring that was called 'Hally Well'. It is said that the Spa Well was visited by Charles Dickens.
Near to the river, there is still a small building that was near to the well, at the side of the cricket pitch at Shotley Bridge Cricket Ground.
The Spa Well was made by Jonathan Richardson in 1837 at the spring that was called 'Hally Well'. It is said that the Spa Well was visited by Charles Dickens.
Near to the river, there is still a small building that was near to the well, at the side of the cricket pitch at Shotley Bridge Cricket Ground.
SPENNYMOOR NZ 236 347
Gothic ruin
There is a mock ruin in a lake in the grounds of Whitworth Hall.
There is a mock ruin in a lake in the grounds of Whitworth Hall.
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Mercury Column
The statue of Mercury in Whitworth Park, was bought from a school in Sunderland in the early 1980s. It had a plaque in memory of a soldier who was killed in the Boer War, but this has been removed.
The statue of Mercury in Whitworth Park, was bought from a school in Sunderland in the early 1980s. It had a plaque in memory of a soldier who was killed in the Boer War, but this has been removed.
SPENNYMOOR NZ 236 348
Whitworth Hall Tower
The Shafton family purchased Whitworth in 1652; they were later known as Shafto. Robert Duncombe Shafto was an 18th century dandy who used the ballad 'Bonny Bobby Shafto' as an electioneering song and became a Member of Parliament.
The Shafton family purchased Whitworth in 1652; they were later known as Shafto. Robert Duncombe Shafto was an 18th century dandy who used the ballad 'Bonny Bobby Shafto' as an electioneering song and became a Member of Parliament.
STANHOPE
Fossil tree
The Fossil Tree was moved from Edmundbyers Cross and brought to Stanhope by J G Beaston in 1962.
The Fossil Tree was moved from Edmundbyers Cross and brought to Stanhope by J G Beaston in 1962.
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Gazebo
In the garden across the road from the mock Stanhope Castle is a gazebo built in a similar Gothic style; also having a pierced stone first-floor balcony and a battlemented parapet.
In the garden across the road from the mock Stanhope Castle is a gazebo built in a similar Gothic style; also having a pierced stone first-floor balcony and a battlemented parapet.
SEDGEFIELD
The Bono Retiro
The Bono Retiro at Hardwick Park was a Gothic styled place of pleasant retreat for selected guests only. It contained a library and busts of Francis Bacon, John Locke, Marcus Aurelius, Robert Boyle and Marcus Cicero.
The Bono Retiro at Hardwick Park was a Gothic styled place of pleasant retreat for selected guests only. It contained a library and busts of Francis Bacon, John Locke, Marcus Aurelius, Robert Boyle and Marcus Cicero.
SEDGEFIELD
Neptune
SEDGEFIELD NZ 344 294
Gothic Seat
The Gothic Seat overlooks the lake in Hardwick Park. It is thought that the three arches were inspired by William Kent's choir screen at Gloucester Cathedral.
The Gothic Seat overlooks the lake in Hardwick Park. It is thought that the three arches were inspired by William Kent's choir screen at Gloucester Cathedral.
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SEDGEFIELD NZ 346 288
Hardwick Gothic Ruined Gateway
The sham castle ruin at Hardwick Park was built for John Burdon in 1764 by John Bell of Durham.
Much of the tower has recently been rebuilt.
The Gothic Gatehouse before restoration.
The sham castle ruin at Hardwick Park was built for John Burdon in 1764 by John Bell of Durham.
Much of the tower has recently been rebuilt.
The Gothic Gatehouse before restoration.
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SEDGEFIELD NZ 343 291
Temple of Minerva, Hardwick Park
The recently restored Temple of Minerva was designed by James Paine and built by John Bell, who worked with Paine in the Durham area between 1754-57.
The recently restored Temple of Minerva was designed by James Paine and built by John Bell, who worked with Paine in the Durham area between 1754-57.
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SEDGEFIELD NZ 23 28
Tuscan Temple
STAINDROP NZ 131 207
South Entrance to Raby Castle
WESTERTON NZ 240 310
Westerton Tower
A commemorative plaque reads:
'This observatory tower was erected by Thomas Wright born at Byers Green 1711 died there 1786. To commemorate his treatise THEORY OF THE UNIVERSE PUBLISHED 1750, this tablet was placed here by the University of Durham 1950.'
Thomas Wright was a mathematician, architect and inventor, and known as the Wizard of Durham. It is not certain if the tower was built in 1765 or 1785.
At one time the tower was used as a reading room, and then as a council office by 1924.
A commemorative plaque reads:
'This observatory tower was erected by Thomas Wright born at Byers Green 1711 died there 1786. To commemorate his treatise THEORY OF THE UNIVERSE PUBLISHED 1750, this tablet was placed here by the University of Durham 1950.'
Thomas Wright was a mathematician, architect and inventor, and known as the Wizard of Durham. It is not certain if the tower was built in 1765 or 1785.
At one time the tower was used as a reading room, and then as a council office by 1924.
