Durham Collection (page 7)

The Smoke of Battle, by Bairnsfather
The Smoke of Battle When rolling your Bull Durham, the most important thing is to keep the hands steady so that the tobacco lies evenly on the palm A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in the Bystander

Grand cricket match at Durham
A grand cricket match was being held at Durham, seemed like it was an important game, and there was lots of spectators. Date: 1849

Miniature - Lieutenant of the Durham Light Infantry
Miniature Oval portrait of a Lieutenant of the Durham Light Infantry wearing an MC ribbon. E. Pratt

St Cuthberts Home, Darlington
St Cuthberts Home, Cleveland Avenue, Darlington, County Durham. The home was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1893. Date: 1920s

St Cuthberts Home for Girls, Darlington
Residents in fancy dress for a Christmas party at the St Cuthberts Home, Cleveland Avenue, Darlington, County Durham. The home was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1893. Date: 1920s

Girls Sewing at St Cuthberts Home, Darlington
Girls occupied at needlework at the St Cuthberts Home, Cleveland Avenue, Darlington, County Durham. The home was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1893. Date: 1920s

Playground at St Cuthberts Home, Darlington
Children on swings in the playground at the St Cuthberts Home, Cleveland Avenue, Darlington, County Durham. The home was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1893. Date: 1920s

Gateshead Union Cottage Homes, Shotley Bridge, Durham
Exterior view of the Gateshead Union childrens cottage homes, Shotley Bridge, Durham. Date: Circa 1909

Farrer Herschell, Vanity Fair, Spy
FARRER HERSCHELL, 1st Baron Herschell (1837-1899) Lawyer and Twice Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (1886, and again from 1892 to 1895). Solicitor General for England and Wales (1880 to 1885)

Finchale Priory
Feeding poultry in the grounds of the ruined Finchale Priory, near Durham. Date: 1833

GATESHEAD
Street scene in Gateshead, County Durham Date: 1854

Durham House Etc
Durham House, Salisbury House and Worcester House - three aristocratic residences viewed from the South Bank of the Thames. Date: circa 1640

PITY ME HAMLET SIGN
Pity Me, is the curious name of a hamlet near Durham, Co Durham, England. Date: 1930s

Thomas Thurlow
THOMAS THURLOW English churchman, bishop of Durham Date: 1737 - 1791

Peter Smart
PETER SMART Puritan churchman, minister at Bouden Prebend, county Durham. Date: 1569 - 1652

Edward Maltby, Bishop
EDWARD MALTBY English churchman, bishop of Durham Date: 1770 - 1859

Charles Thomas Longley 2
CHARLES THOMAS LONGLEY Churchman, when he was bishop of Durham, whence he moved upwards to Canterbury. Date: 1794 - 1868

Joseph Barber Lightfoot
JOSEPH BARBER LIGHTFOOT Churchman and scholar, bishop of Durham. Date: 1828 - 1889

John Hall, Poet
JOHN HALL Poet, from Durham Date: 1627 - 1656

Raby Castle, Co. Durham. Fripp, George Arthur 1813 - 1896

County Durham - Piercebridge Church
St. Marys Church, Piercebridge, County Durham. Date: 1915

Allensford, Co. Durham - Old Bridge
Allensford Bridge over the River Derwent, Allensford, on the County Durham/Northumberland border. Sadly the narrow two-arched structure was replaced in 1925. Date: circa 1910s

Palaeoniscus freislebeni, fossil fish
Palaeoniscus freislebeni a fossil fish from the Permian rocks near Midderidge, Durham

University College
The Large Quadrangle of University College, Oxford, England, founded by William of Durham in 1249. Date: founded 1249

Durham Gaol interior
Interior of prison block at Durham Gaol. Cells line the open galleries which have a safety net strung across to prevent inmates falling. Date: Date unknown

Shute Barrington - 2
SHUTE BARRINGTON Eminent churchman, son of viscount B.; bishop successively of Llandaff, Salisbury (when this was done) and later Durham. Date: 1734 - 1826

The cathedral and castle from the bridge, Durham, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The castle, Durham, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The cathedral, Durham, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

At the bus station in Durham, North Carolina. Date 1940 May

Stamford Priory
The remains of St. Leonards Priory, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It was founded in the early 12th century by the Benedictines of Durham Abbey. Date: founded 12th century

Upper Teesdale Rocks
A rock formation in Upper Teesdale, County Durham, England. Behind the boys is the entrance to Mawkins Cave, famous for potholing. Date: 1950s

Ravensworth Castle, County Durham
A distant view of Ravensworth Castle, County Durham, the seat of Thomas Henry Liddell, Baron Ravensworth. Date: 1832

England / West Rainton
Terraced miners cottages in the village of West Rainton, County Durham, England. Date: 1950s

High Force, County Durham
The waterfall of the River Tees at High Force, County Durham Date: 1814

Marston Rock, County Durham
Marston Rock, on the coast of County Durham Date: 1805

JARROW MONASTERY, County Durham

England / Durham
A fine view of Durham. County Durham, England, showing the massive bridge and Durham Castle, with the famous Cathedral on the horizon. Date: 1950s

The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, England, is a French style chateau, housing a permanent collection of art, furniture and ceramics. Date: opened 1892

Durham Cathedral Corbels
Comical Corbels - some of the faces carved into the corbels above the Chapter House of Durham Cathedral, built between 1093 and 1133. Date: 12th century

John Cosin, Bishop
JOHN COSIN English churchman : bishop of Durham. Date: 1594 - 1672

Finchdale Priory Ruins
The ruins of Finchdale Priory, County Durham, England, which was founded by an adventurous sailor (later Saint), Godric, in about 1115. Date: founded 1115

Finchdale Priory Crypt
The Crypt of Finchdale Priory County Durham, England, founded by an adventurous sailor (later Saint) Godric, in about 1115. Date: founded 1115

Tudor Staircase

High Force Waterfalls
The beauty of the falling waters of the River Tees, High Force, a 70 foot waterfall, the point at which the River divides Durham (right) from the North Riding of Yorkshire. Date: 1960s

Falcon Clints, by the River Tees, County Durham, England. This outcrop is dolerite and part of Whin Sill, on the South Durham moorlands. Date: BC

Longchamp arrests Hugh de Puiset
William Longchamp, Bishop of Ely, arrests Hugh de Puiset (Hugh Pudsey) at Tickhill Castle. Longchamp, a favourite of Richard I

Caravan dwellers in Durham
An assortment of caravans, some with wooden wheels and others having lost their wheels, near a quarry in County Durham. Date: circa 1936

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