View over River Tyne from the Castle Keep (Newcastle) in early October. Views from the pier at South Shields in mid Oct. Christmas tree at Crook Hall (National Trust) in mid Dec.
<img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="300" height="168" data-wp-class--hide="state.isContentHidden" data-wp-class--show="state.isContentVisible" data-wp-init="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--click="actions.showLightbox" data-wp-on--load="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--pointerdown="actions.preloadImage" data-wp-on--pointerenter="actions.preloadImageWithDelay" data-wp-on--pointerleave="actions.cancelPreload" data-wp-on-window--resize="callbacks.setButtonStyles" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TynefromKeep-300x168.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12278" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TynefromKeep-300x168.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TynefromKeep-768x430.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TynefromKeep-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TynefromKeep-2048x1147.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <path fill="#fff" d="M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z" /> View over River Tyne from the Castle Keep (Newcastle) in early October. <img decoding="async" width="300" height="199" data-wp-class--hide="state.isContentHidden" data-wp-class--show="state.isContentVisible" data-wp-init="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--click="actions.showLightbox" data-wp-on--load="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--pointerdown="actions.preloadImage" data-wp-on--pointerenter="actions.preloadImageWithDelay" data-wp-on--pointerleave="actions.cancelPreload" data-wp-on-window--resize="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-id="12280" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CastleKeep-300x199.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12280" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CastleKeep-300x199.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CastleKeep-768x510.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CastleKeep-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CastleKeep-2048x1360.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <path fill="#fff" d="M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z" /> <img decoding="async" width="300" height="169" data-wp-class--hide="state.isContentHidden" data-wp-class--show="state.isContentVisible" data-wp-init="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--click="actions.showLightbox" data-wp-on--load="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--pointerdown="actions.preloadImage" data-wp-on--pointerenter="actions.preloadImageWithDelay" data-wp-on--pointerleave="actions.cancelPreload" data-wp-on-window--resize="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-id="12279" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/KeepChapel-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12279" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/KeepChapel-300x169.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/KeepChapel-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/KeepChapel-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/KeepChapel-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <path fill="#fff" d="M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z" /> (L) The Black Gate (built around 1250), part of the original castle of Newcastle. (R) Norman chapel in the Castle Keep (built in 1170s) with its distinctive round arches. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="172" data-wp-class--hide="state.isContentHidden" data-wp-class--show="state.isContentVisible" data-wp-init="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--click="actions.showLightbox" data-wp-on--load="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--pointerdown="actions.preloadImage" data-wp-on--pointerenter="actions.preloadImageWithDelay" data-wp-on--pointerleave="actions.cancelPreload" data-wp-on-window--resize="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-id="12282" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SouthShieldsPierLight-300x172.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12282" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SouthShieldsPierLight-300x172.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SouthShieldsPierLight-768x439.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SouthShieldsPierLight-1536x879.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SouthShieldsPierLight-2048x1172.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <path fill="#fff" d="M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" data-wp-class--hide="state.isContentHidden" data-wp-class--show="state.isContentVisible" data-wp-init="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--click="actions.showLightbox" data-wp-on--load="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--pointerdown="actions.preloadImage" data-wp-on--pointerenter="actions.preloadImageWithDelay" data-wp-on--pointerleave="actions.cancelPreload" data-wp-on-window--resize="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-id="12281" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TynemouthView-300x175.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12281" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TynemouthView-300x175.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TynemouthView-768x448.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TynemouthView-1536x896.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TynemouthView-2048x1194.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <path fill="#fff" d="M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z" /> Views from the pier at South Shields in mid Oct. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="170" data-wp-class--hide="state.isContentHidden" data-wp-class--show="state.isContentVisible" data-wp-init="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--click="actions.showLightbox" data-wp-on--load="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--pointerdown="actions.preloadImage" data-wp-on--pointerenter="actions.preloadImageWithDelay" data-wp-on--pointerleave="actions.cancelPreload" data-wp-on-window--resize="callbacks.setButtonStyles" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/KiplinHall-300x170.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12283" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/KiplinHall-300x170.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/KiplinHall-768x435.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/KiplinHall-1536x871.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/KiplinHall-2048x1161.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <path fill="#fff" d="M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z" /> Kiplin Hall (Historic Houses), North Yorkshire, on the way back from Bradford in mid Oct. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="213" data-wp-class--hide="state.isContentHidden" data-wp-class--show="state.isContentVisible" data-wp-init="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--click="actions.showLightbox" data-wp-on--load="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--pointerdown="actions.preloadImage" data-wp-on--pointerenter="actions.preloadImageWithDelay" data-wp-on--pointerleave="actions.cancelPreload" data-wp-on-window--resize="callbacks.setButtonStyles" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ChryslerBuilding-300x213.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12284" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ChryslerBuilding-300x213.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ChryslerBuilding-768x545.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ChryslerBuilding-1536x1091.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ChryslerBuilding-2048x1454.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <path fill="#fff" d="M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z" /> The iconic Chrysler building (New York) from One Vanderbilt in late Oct. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="160" data-wp-class--hide="state.isContentHidden" data-wp-class--show="state.isContentVisible" data-wp-init="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--click="actions.showLightbox" data-wp-on--load="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--pointerdown="actions.preloadImage" data-wp-on--pointerenter="actions.preloadImageWithDelay" data-wp-on--pointerleave="actions.cancelPreload" data-wp-on-window--resize="callbacks.setButtonStyles" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/LumierePalaceGreen-300x160.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12285" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/LumierePalaceGreen-300x160.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/LumierePalaceGreen-768x410.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/LumierePalaceGreen-1536x821.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/LumierePalaceGreen-2048x1094.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <path fill="#fff" d="M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z" /> The most recent (and final?) edition of Lumiere (mid Nov) on Palace Green on the Thursday (run-through evening). <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="223" data-wp-class--hide="state.isContentHidden" data-wp-class--show="state.isContentVisible" data-wp-init="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--click="actions.showLightbox" data-wp-on--load="callbacks.setButtonStyles" data-wp-on--pointerdown="actions.preloadImage" data-wp-on--pointerenter="actions.preloadImageWithDelay" data-wp-on--pointerleave="actions.cancelPreload" data-wp-on-window--resize="callbacks.setButtonStyles" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CrookHallTree-300x223.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12286" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CrookHallTree-300x223.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CrookHallTree-768x572.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CrookHallTree-1536x1143.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CrookHallTree-2048x1524.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <path fill="#fff" d="M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z" /> Christmas tree at Crook Hall (National Trust) in mid Dec.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="166" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/DurhamCoast-300x166.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12263" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/DurhamCoast-300x166.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/DurhamCoast-768x424.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/DurhamCoast-1536x849.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/DurhamCoast-2048x1132.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Durham coast in early September. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="191" data-id="12268" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyCourtyard-300x191.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12268" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyCourtyard-300x191.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyCourtyard-768x489.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyCourtyard-1536x978.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyCourtyard-2048x1303.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="178" data-id="12264" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyPillars-300x178.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12264" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyPillars-300x178.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyPillars-768x457.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyPillars-1536x913.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyPillars-2048x1218.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="177" data-id="12265" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyGallery-300x177.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12265" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyGallery-300x177.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyGallery-768x454.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyGallery-1536x908.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyGallery-2048x1211.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="174" data-id="12266" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyDiningRoom-300x174.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12266" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyDiningRoom-300x174.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyDiningRoom-768x445.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyDiningRoom-1536x890.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyDiningRoom-2048x1187.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="179" data-id="12269" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyKitchen-300x179.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12269" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyKitchen-300x179.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyKitchen-768x459.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyKitchen-1536x918.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyKitchen-2048x1224.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" data-id="12267" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyCoachHouse-300x175.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12267" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyCoachHouse-300x175.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyCoachHouse-768x449.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyCoachHouse-1536x897.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RabyCoachHouse-2048x1197.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Visit to Raby Castle in early September. The current Lord Barnard has made major investments to improve the “visitor experience” since he inherited the title in 2016 , and it shows! <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="173" data-id="12270" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AlnwickCastleCourtyard-300x173.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12270" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AlnwickCastleCourtyard-300x173.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AlnwickCastleCourtyard-768x442.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AlnwickCastleCourtyard-1536x885.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AlnwickCastleCourtyard-2048x1179.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="194" data-id="12271" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AlnwickCastleKeep-300x194.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12271" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AlnwickCastleKeep-300x194.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AlnwickCastleKeep-768x498.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AlnwickCastleKeep-1536x995.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AlnwickCastleKeep-2048x1327.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Alnwick Castle, from a short stay in Alnwick (The Oaks Hotel) in early September. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/WarkworthCastle-300x175.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12272" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/WarkworthCastle-300x175.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/WarkworthCastle-768x449.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/WarkworthCastle-1536x898.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/WarkworthCastle-2048x1197.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Warkworth Castle (English Heritage) on the return trip from Alnwick. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="179" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HexhamAbbey-300x179.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12273" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HexhamAbbey-300x179.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HexhamAbbey-768x459.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HexhamAbbey-1536x919.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HexhamAbbey-2048x1225.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Hexham Abbey from an overnight trip to Hexham (mid September). The layout of the church is unusual, since it uses the north transept; the nave of the abbey church was rebuilt from ruins in the 19th C. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="180" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CurrieBalernoLane-300x180.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12274" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CurrieBalernoLane-300x180.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CurrieBalernoLane-768x460.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CurrieBalernoLane-1536x920.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CurrieBalernoLane-2048x1226.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Back road between Currie and Balerno, from a visit to friends in Edinburgh in late September.
(L) Brough castle and (R) view from castle mound, on the way to Keswick (late June).
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="197" data-id="12254" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BroughCastle-300x197.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12254" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BroughCastle-300x197.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BroughCastle-768x504.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BroughCastle-1536x1009.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BroughCastle-2048x1345.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="217" data-id="12255" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BroughCastleView-300x217.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12255" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BroughCastleView-300x217.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BroughCastleView-768x555.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BroughCastleView-1536x1111.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BroughCastleView-2048x1481.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> (L) Brough castle and (R) view from castle mound, on the way to Keswick (late June). <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="207" data-id="12256" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/KeswickMarina-300x207.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12256" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/KeswickMarina-300x207.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/KeswickMarina-768x530.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/KeswickMarina-1536x1059.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/KeswickMarina-2048x1412.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="195" data-id="12257" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SkiddawView-300x195.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12257" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SkiddawView-300x195.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SkiddawView-768x500.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SkiddawView-1536x1001.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SkiddawView-2048x1334.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="211" data-id="12258" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ForgeLaneBridge-300x211.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12258" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ForgeLaneBridge-300x211.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ForgeLaneBridge-768x539.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ForgeLaneBridge-1536x1079.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ForgeLaneBridge-2048x1439.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Top: (L) Landing piers on Derwentwater at Keswick, (R) view towards Skiddaw from the holiday apartment. Bottom: View from Forge Lane towards the viaduct carrying the bypass around Keswick (A66). <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" data-id="12250" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodGallery-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12250" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodGallery-300x169.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodGallery-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodGallery-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodGallery-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" data-id="12249" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodLibrary-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12249" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodLibrary-300x169.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodLibrary-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodLibrary-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodLibrary-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="211" data-id="12251" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodBathroom-300x211.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12251" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodBathroom-300x211.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodBathroom-768x540.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodBathroom-1536x1080.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodBathroom-2048x1439.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="176" data-id="12252" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodKitchen-300x176.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12252" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodKitchen-300x176.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodKitchen-768x449.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodKitchen-1536x899.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/HarewoodKitchen-2048x1198.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Harewood House (Historic Houses) in late July. (Top) Gallery and library. (Bottom) Intriguing toilet and the kitchen. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/NESLAMHelicopter-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12253" style="width:300px;height:auto" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/NESLAMHelicopter-300x169.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/NESLAMHelicopter-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/NESLAMHelicopter-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/NESLAMHelicopter-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Helicopter at the North-East Land Sea and Air Museums in early August. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="166" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SeahamGun-300x166.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12259" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SeahamGun-300x166.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SeahamGun-768x424.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SeahamGun-1536x849.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SeahamGun-2048x1132.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Field gun at Seaham (mid August)
Short set of pictures from a work trip to Limerick. Quayside, Limerick.
Short set of pictures from a work trip to Limerick. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="201" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/QuaysideLimerick-300x201.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12233" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/QuaysideLimerick-300x201.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/QuaysideLimerick-768x516.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/QuaysideLimerick-1536x1031.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/QuaysideLimerick-2048x1375.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Quayside, Limerick. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="208" data-id="12235" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LivingBridgeLimerick-300x208.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12235" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LivingBridgeLimerick-300x208.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LivingBridgeLimerick-768x531.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LivingBridgeLimerick-1536x1063.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LivingBridgeLimerick-2048x1417.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="213" data-id="12234" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/StMarysLimerick-300x213.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12234" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/StMarysLimerick-300x213.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/StMarysLimerick-768x545.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/StMarysLimerick-1536x1089.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/StMarysLimerick-2048x1452.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> (L) The “Living Bridge” over the River Shannon at the University of Limerick campus. (R) St. Mary’s Cathedral (Church of Ireland). The church is in the old “Englishtown” area of Limerick, as opposed to the “Irishtown” inhabited by the native Irish. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="206" data-id="12237" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LimerickCastle-300x206.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12237" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LimerickCastle-300x206.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LimerickCastle-768x526.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LimerickCastle-1536x1053.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LimerickCastle-2048x1404.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="206" data-id="12236" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LimerickCastleView-300x206.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12236" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LimerickCastleView-300x206.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LimerickCastleView-768x526.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LimerickCastleView-1536x1053.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LimerickCastleView-2048x1404.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Views (L) of and (R) from King John’s Castle. Having thought of John as a Bad King who lost the crown jewels and had to concede the Magna Carta to the barons, it was a surprise to see that he also had a more striking legacy.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="216" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/FlassVale-300x216.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12221" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/FlassVale-300x216.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/FlassVale-768x554.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/FlassVale-1536x1108.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/FlassVale-2048x1477.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Flass Vale in early April. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="222" data-id="12223" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NunningtonHallExt-300x222.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12223" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NunningtonHallExt-300x222.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NunningtonHallExt-768x567.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NunningtonHallExt-1536x1135.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NunningtonHallExt-2048x1513.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="208" data-id="12222" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NunningtonHallInt-300x208.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12222" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NunningtonHallInt-300x208.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NunningtonHallInt-768x533.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NunningtonHallInt-1536x1066.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NunningtonHallInt-2048x1421.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" data-id="12224" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MilitaryVehicles-300x225.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12224" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MilitaryVehicles-300x225.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MilitaryVehicles-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MilitaryVehicles-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MilitaryVehicles-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> (Top) Nunnington Hall (National Trust) and (bottom) military vehicles at Eden Camp WWII museum (late April). <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="194" data-id="12226" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/UshawMay-300x194.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12226" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/UshawMay-300x194.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/UshawMay-768x498.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/UshawMay-1536x995.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/UshawMay-2048x1327.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="194" data-id="12225" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/UshawGardens-300x194.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12225" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/UshawGardens-300x194.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/UshawGardens-768x496.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/UshawGardens-1536x992.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/UshawGardens-2048x1322.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> The grounds of Ushaw college in (L) mid May and (R) early June. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="223" data-id="12227" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/StaindropTomb-300x223.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12227" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/StaindropTomb-300x223.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/StaindropTomb-768x572.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/StaindropTomb-1536x1144.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/StaindropTomb-2048x1525.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="202" data-id="12229" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GretaBridgeWalk-300x202.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12229" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GretaBridgeWalk-300x202.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GretaBridgeWalk-768x516.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GretaBridgeWalk-1536x1033.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GretaBridgeWalk-2048x1377.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="198" data-id="12228" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/BlacktonReservoirOverflow-300x198.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12228" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/BlacktonReservoirOverflow-300x198.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/BlacktonReservoirOverflow-768x507.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/BlacktonReservoirOverflow-1536x1015.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/BlacktonReservoirOverflow-2048x1353.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Pictures from a long weekend staying at Morritt Arms in Greta Bridge. Now bypassed by the A66, the Morritt Arms is only of the original three coaching inns to survive. (Top left) Memorials to the Vane family in Staindrop parish church, here Henry Vane. (Top right) Walking south along the River Greta towards Brignall. (Bottom) The scary overflow drain on Blackton Reservoir on a cold and overcast day. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="204" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CrookHallGardens-300x204.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12230" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CrookHallGardens-300x204.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CrookHallGardens-768x522.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CrookHallGardens-1536x1044.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CrookHallGardens-2048x1393.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Crook Hall Gardens (National Trust) in early June.
South Shields beach on New Year’s Day: (L) looking NE towards Tynemouth and (R) looking SE.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="191" data-id="12213" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SouthShieldsBeach-300x191.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12213" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SouthShieldsBeach-300x191.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SouthShieldsBeach-768x490.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SouthShieldsBeach-1536x979.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SouthShieldsBeach-2048x1306.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="191" data-id="12214" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SouthShieldsBeach2-300x191.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12214" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SouthShieldsBeach2-300x191.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SouthShieldsBeach2-768x489.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SouthShieldsBeach2-1536x979.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SouthShieldsBeach2-2048x1305.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> South Shields beach on New Year’s Day: (L) looking NE towards Tynemouth and (R) looking SE. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="186" data-id="12215" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FiddlersGreen-300x186.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12215" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FiddlersGreen-300x186.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FiddlersGreen-768x476.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FiddlersGreen-1536x952.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FiddlersGreen-2048x1270.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="210" data-id="12216" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FerryfromFerry-300x210.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12216" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FerryfromFerry-300x210.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FerryfromFerry-768x538.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FerryfromFerry-1536x1076.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FerryfromFerry-2048x1435.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Late Feb: (L) “Fiddlers Green” artwork at North Shields. Fiddler’s Green refers to an alternative afterlife for lifetime sailors; unlikely to have led a sufficiently righteous life for conventional heaven, Fiddler’s Green was conceived as a more congenial alternative to the “other place”. (R) Ferry to Amsterdam viewed from the Shields Ferry. Needless to say, the small ferry waited for its vastly larger cousin to pass. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="215" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ManxSheep-300x215.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12217" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ManxSheep-300x215.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ManxSheep-768x551.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ManxSheep-1536x1102.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ManxSheep-2048x1470.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> The rare Manx Loaghtan sheep, with its unusual 2 (and sometimes 3!) pairs of horns. Jarrow Hall farm in early March. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="226" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CoastalRainbow-300x226.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12218" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CoastalRainbow-300x226.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CoastalRainbow-768x580.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CoastalRainbow-1536x1160.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CoastalRainbow-2048x1546.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Rainbow at the coast (near Souter lighthouse) in mid March.
Pictures from a conference visit to India in November. (L) Exteriors walls and (R) interior courtyard of Agra Fort. The current fort was completed in 1573.
Pictures from a conference visit to India in November. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" data-id="12196" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AgraFortDefenses-300x225.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12196" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AgraFortDefenses-300x225.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AgraFortDefenses-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AgraFortDefenses-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AgraFortDefenses-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="191" data-id="12195" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AgraFortInterior-300x191.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12195" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AgraFortInterior-300x191.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AgraFortInterior-768x490.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AgraFortInterior-1536x980.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AgraFortInterior-2048x1306.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> (L) Exteriors walls and (R) interior courtyard of Agra Fort. The current fort was completed in 1573. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="177" data-id="12198" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalFar-300x177.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12198" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalFar-300x177.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalFar-768x454.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalFar-1536x908.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalFar-2048x1210.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="203" data-id="12197" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalMid-300x203.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12197" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalMid-300x203.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalMid-768x520.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalMid-1536x1041.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalMid-2048x1388.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" data-id="12199" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalClose-300x225.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12199" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalClose-300x225.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalClose-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalClose-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalClose-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="234" data-id="12200" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalEntrance-300x234.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12200" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalEntrance-300x234.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalEntrance-768x598.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalEntrance-1536x1197.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalEntrance-2048x1596.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> The iconic Taj Mahal (completed 1653). The inside of the mausoleum is not especially striking – it is the exterior and its setting that is breathtaking. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="196" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalComplex-300x196.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12201" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalComplex-300x196.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalComplex-768x501.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalComplex-1536x1001.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TajMahalComplex-2048x1335.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> “Guesthouse” at the Taj Mahal. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="194" data-id="12203" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/HumayunsTomb-300x194.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12203" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/HumayunsTomb-300x194.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/HumayunsTomb-768x497.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/HumayunsTomb-1536x995.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/HumayunsTomb-2048x1327.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" data-id="12204" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/HumayunsTomb2-300x200.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12204" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/HumayunsTomb2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/HumayunsTomb2-768x511.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/HumayunsTomb2-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/HumayunsTomb2-2048x1364.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="218" data-id="12202" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IsaKhansTomb-300x218.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12202" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IsaKhansTomb-300x218.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IsaKhansTomb-768x557.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IsaKhansTomb-1536x1114.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IsaKhansTomb-2048x1486.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> (Top) Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi (completed 1572). The area contains several of these “garden tombs”, (bottom) Isa Khan’s tomb. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="174" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/LotusTemple-300x174.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12206" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/LotusTemple-300x174.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/LotusTemple-768x446.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/LotusTemple-1536x893.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/LotusTemple-2048x1190.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> The Bahá?í Lotus Temple. The queues were a bit too long to venture inside. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="213" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DehliAirportSmog-300x213.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12205" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DehliAirportSmog-300x213.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DehliAirportSmog-768x546.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DehliAirportSmog-1536x1093.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DehliAirportSmog-2048x1457.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> A less attractive feature of Delhi in November – the ever-present smog.
(L) Entrance to St Edmund’s Church, Sedgefield. (R) View towards to the Temple of Minerva, Hardwick Park. (Early Oct.)
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="214" data-id="12179" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SedgefieldChurch-300x214.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12179" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SedgefieldChurch-300x214.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SedgefieldChurch-768x548.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SedgefieldChurch-1536x1096.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SedgefieldChurch-2048x1461.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="186" data-id="12180" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/HardwickPark-300x186.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12180" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/HardwickPark-300x186.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/HardwickPark-768x477.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/HardwickPark-1536x953.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/HardwickPark-2048x1271.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> (L) Entrance to St Edmund’s Church, Sedgefield. (R) View towards to the Temple of Minerva, Hardwick Park. (Early Oct.) <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="192" data-id="12182" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/OrmesbyHall-300x192.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12182" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/OrmesbyHall-300x192.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/OrmesbyHall-768x491.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/OrmesbyHall-1536x982.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/OrmesbyHall-2048x1309.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="165" data-id="12181" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WhitbyHarbour-300x165.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12181" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WhitbyHarbour-300x165.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WhitbyHarbour-768x422.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WhitbyHarbour-1536x844.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WhitbyHarbour-2048x1125.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> (L) Ormesby Hall (National Trust) on the way to a long weekend in the Whitby area (mid Oct). (R) Whitby harbour. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="229" data-id="12185" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Omaha-300x229.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12185" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Omaha-300x229.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Omaha-768x586.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Omaha-1536x1172.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Omaha-2048x1563.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" data-id="12189" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GrosmontCrane-300x225.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12189" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GrosmontCrane-300x225.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GrosmontCrane-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GrosmontCrane-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GrosmontCrane-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="208" data-id="12186" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GrosmontShed-300x208.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12186" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GrosmontShed-300x208.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GrosmontShed-768x532.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GrosmontShed-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GrosmontShed-2048x1418.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="210" data-id="12188" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/EskValleyMine-300x210.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12188" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/EskValleyMine-300x210.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/EskValleyMine-768x537.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/EskValleyMine-1536x1075.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/EskValleyMine-2048x1433.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="196" data-id="12187" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NYMRvalley-300x196.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12187" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NYMRvalley-300x196.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NYMRvalley-768x503.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NYMRvalley-1536x1005.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NYMRvalley-2048x1341.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="197" data-id="12190" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/PickeringStation-300x197.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12190" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/PickeringStation-300x197.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/PickeringStation-768x504.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/PickeringStation-1536x1009.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/PickeringStation-2048x1345.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> A day on the North Yorkshire Moors railway. Starting at Grosmont: Omaha locomotive, crane and engine sheds. (Middle right) Remains of the Esk Valley ironstone mine along the walk from Grosmont to Goathland. (Bottom) En route from Goathland to Pickering station. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Derwent-300x225.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12191" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Derwent-300x225.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Derwent-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Derwent-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Derwent-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> The Derwent locomotive (built 1845) at the newly refurbished Hopetown railway museum, Darlington (late Oct). <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="218" data-id="12183" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RhodesfieldLock-300x218.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12183" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RhodesfieldLock-300x218.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RhodesfieldLock-768x559.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RhodesfieldLock-1536x1117.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RhodesfieldLock-2048x1490.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="234" data-id="12184" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CrookHallChristmas-300x234.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12184" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CrookHallChristmas-300x234.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CrookHallChristmas-768x600.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CrookHallChristmas-1536x1200.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CrookHallChristmas-2048x1601.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> (L) Rhodesfield lock on the Ripon Canal (early Nov) and (R) Christmas at Crook Hall, Durham. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="216" data-id="12209" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/HedleyhopeFell-300x216.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12209" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/HedleyhopeFell-300x216.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/HedleyhopeFell-768x552.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/HedleyhopeFell-1536x1105.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/HedleyhopeFell-2048x1473.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="210" data-id="12210" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/TreeAucklandPark-300x210.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12210" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/TreeAucklandPark-300x210.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/TreeAucklandPark-768x538.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/TreeAucklandPark-1536x1076.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/TreeAucklandPark-2048x1435.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Late December: (L) View from Hedleyhope Fell and (R) magnificent tree in Auckland Park.
Pictures from a long weekend in early September, based at the Twice Brewed Inn. (Left) Entering the ruins of Vindolanda fort from the West. (Right) The most striking display in the extensive museum is this collection of discarded Roman footwear, perfectly preserved after nearly 2000 years by the favourable soil conditions.
Pictures from a long weekend in early September, based at the Twice Brewed Inn. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="195" data-id="12165" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Vindolanda-300x195.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12165" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Vindolanda-300x195.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Vindolanda-768x499.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Vindolanda-1536x997.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Vindolanda-2048x1330.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="267" data-id="12164" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/VindolandaShoes-300x267.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12164" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/VindolandaShoes-300x267.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/VindolandaShoes-768x684.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/VindolandaShoes-1536x1367.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/VindolandaShoes-2048x1823.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> (Left) Entering the ruins of Vindolanda fort from the West. (Right) The most striking display in the extensive museum is this collection of discarded Roman footwear, perfectly preserved after nearly 2000 years by the favourable soil conditions. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="221" data-id="12167" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SycamoreGapStump-300x221.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12167" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SycamoreGapStump-300x221.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SycamoreGapStump-768x566.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SycamoreGapStump-1536x1133.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SycamoreGapStump-2048x1510.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="211" data-id="12166" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HighshieldCrags-300x211.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12166" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HighshieldCrags-300x211.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HighshieldCrags-768x539.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HighshieldCrags-1536x1078.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HighshieldCrags-2048x1438.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> (Left) A sad sight – the stump of the Sycamore Gap tree. (Right) View east towards Highshields Crags and Crag Lough. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="195" data-id="12169" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CawfieldsQuarry-300x195.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12169" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CawfieldsQuarry-300x195.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CawfieldsQuarry-768x500.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CawfieldsQuarry-1536x999.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CawfieldsQuarry-2048x1332.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="220" data-id="12170" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ViewNorth-300x220.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12170" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ViewNorth-300x220.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ViewNorth-768x563.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ViewNorth-1536x1126.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ViewNorth-2048x1501.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="192" data-id="12173" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HadriansWall-300x192.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12173" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HadriansWall-300x192.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HadriansWall-768x492.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HadriansWall-1536x984.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HadriansWall-2048x1312.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="205" data-id="12172" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CawGap-300x205.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12172" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CawGap-300x205.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CawGap-768x526.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CawGap-1536x1052.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CawGap-2048x1402.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="210" data-id="12171" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WoolyWonka-300x210.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12171" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WoolyWonka-300x210.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WoolyWonka-768x538.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WoolyWonka-1536x1075.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WoolyWonka-2048x1434.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="185" data-id="12168" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Milecastle42-300x185.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12168" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Milecastle42-300x185.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Milecastle42-768x473.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Milecastle42-1536x946.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Milecastle42-2048x1262.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> A walk around Hadrian’s Wall starting at (top left) Cawfields Quarry, heading past Caw Gap (middle) and returning (bottom) via the Milecastle Inn (with Woolly Wonka, the sheep artwork across the road) and Milecastle 42. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="210" data-id="12176" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CarrawburghMithraeum-300x210.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12176" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CarrawburghMithraeum-300x210.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CarrawburghMithraeum-768x538.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CarrawburghMithraeum-1536x1076.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CarrawburghMithraeum-2048x1435.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="214" data-id="12175" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AydonCastleCourtyard-300x214.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12175" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AydonCastleCourtyard-300x214.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AydonCastleCourtyard-768x547.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AydonCastleCourtyard-1536x1094.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AydonCastleCourtyard-2048x1459.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" data-id="12174" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AydonCastle-300x225.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12174" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AydonCastle-300x225.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AydonCastle-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AydonCastle-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AydonCastle-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> The return journey involved stops at Carrawburgh/Brocolitia to look at the adjacent mithraeum and Aydon Castle (English Heritage).
Art installation at Ushaw College (mid July).
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="226" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/UshawArt-300x226.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12153" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/UshawArt-300x226.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/UshawArt-768x580.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/UshawArt-1536x1159.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/UshawArt-2048x1545.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Art installation at Ushaw College (mid July). <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="212" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SpaGardens-300x212.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12154" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SpaGardens-300x212.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SpaGardens-768x542.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SpaGardens-1536x1085.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SpaGardens-2048x1446.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Spa Gardens, Ripon (late July). <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BeamishProjector-300x225.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12155" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BeamishProjector-300x225.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BeamishProjector-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BeamishProjector-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BeamishProjector-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Projector at the Grand cinema in the recently developed 1950’s town at Beamish Museum (early Aug). This is the recreation of a former cinema in Ryhope. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="221" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GibsonsMill-300x221.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12156" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GibsonsMill-300x221.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GibsonsMill-768x566.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GibsonsMill-1536x1133.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GibsonsMill-2048x1510.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Gibson’s Mill at Hardcastle Crags (National Trust) in early Aug. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="211" data-id="12158" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/TreasurersHouseGarden-300x211.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12158" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/TreasurersHouseGarden-300x211.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/TreasurersHouseGarden-768x540.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/TreasurersHouseGarden-1536x1080.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/TreasurersHouseGarden-2048x1439.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="202" data-id="12157" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/OuseYork-300x202.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12157" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/OuseYork-300x202.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/OuseYork-768x518.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/OuseYork-1536x1036.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/OuseYork-2048x1381.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Stop off in York in early Aug: (L) Treasurer’s House gardens (National Trust) and (R) walking north along the Ouse. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="222" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/JoesPond-300x222.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12159" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/JoesPond-300x222.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/JoesPond-768x569.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/JoesPond-1536x1139.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/JoesPond-2048x1518.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Joe’s Pond at Rainton Meadows nature reserve (Durham Wildlife Trust) in mid Aug. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="193" data-id="12161" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GaunlessBridge-300x193.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12161" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GaunlessBridge-300x193.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GaunlessBridge-768x493.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GaunlessBridge-1536x987.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GaunlessBridge-2048x1316.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="224" data-id="12160" src="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/HighLevelBridge-300x224.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-12160" srcset="https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/HighLevelBridge-300x224.jpg 300w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/HighLevelBridge-768x573.jpg 768w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/HighLevelBridge-1536x1147.jpg 1536w, https://ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/HighLevelBridge-2048x1529.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> A pair of bridges (mid Aug): (L) a rebuilt and repainted section of a pioneering railway bridge across the river Gaunless, built in 1823 by George Stephenson. (R) The High Level bridge across the Tyne, designed by Robert Stephenson (son of George).