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Gallery 1 > North-East of England > Historic Durham
01. Almost Dickensian, Elvet Bridge Snow Scene
02. Crescent Moon, Framwelgate Bridge
03. Elvet Reflections
04. Cathedral Christmas Card Scene
17. Spoiled For Choice, Market Square
18. Towering Above, Durham Cathedral Grounds
19. Palace Green & White
20. Lumiere 2015, Market Square
13. After The Sun, River Wear At Framwellgate
14. Another Snowfall, Durham Castle
15. Snowy Rooftop, Durham Cathedral
16. Freezing Breath, Elvet Bridge
09. Hogwarts n' All, Cathedral Grounds
10. Wet Cobbles, Durham Castle Entrance
11. Dawn Breaks On Palace Grren
12. An Empty Box, Palace Green
05. Autumnal Colours, Durham Castle
06. On The Corner, Durham Castle
07. Prebends Bridge, Autumn 2011
08. Wharton Park In Autumn
21. Lumiere 2015, Durham Cathedral
22. Lumiere 2015, Durham Cathedral
23. Lumiere 2015, Durham Cathedral
24. Lumiere 2015, Durham Cathedral
Durham is a historic city and the county town of County Durham in North East England. The city sits on the River Wear, to the south of Newcastle upon Tyne and to the north of Darlington. Durham is well known for its Norman cathedral and 11th century castle, both designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986. The castle has been the home of Durham University since 1832. HM Prison Durham is also located close to the city centre. The historical city centre of Durham has changed little over the past 200 years. It is made up of the peninsula containing the cathedral, palace green, former administrative buildings for the palatine and Durham Castle. This was a strategic defensive decision by the city's founders and gives the cathedral a striking position. So much so that Symeon of Durham stated: "To see Durham is to see the English Sion and by doing so one may save oneself a trip to Jerusalem"
Sir Walter Scott was so inspired by the view of the cathedral from South Street that he wrote "Harold the Dauntless", a poem about Saxons and Vikings set in County Durham and published on 30 January 1817. The following lines from the poem are carved into a stone tablet on Prebends Bridge:
Grey towers of Durham,
Yet well I love thy mixed and massive piles,
Half church of God, half castle 'gainst the Scot,
And long to roam those venerable aisles,
With records stored of deeds long since forgot.
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