{"id":11731,"date":"2022-05-08T20:39:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T20:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aphimages.wpengine.com\/?p=11731"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:34:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:34:16","slug":"sandringham-and-county-durham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2022\/05\/sandringham-and-county-durham\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandringham and County Durham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An unexpected bonus of a visit to North Norfolk for a wedding was realising that the Sandringham estate was round the corner and open to visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sandringham.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sandringham-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11732\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sandringham.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=11732\" class=\"wp-image-11732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sandringham-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sandringham-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sandringham-1536x883.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sandringham-2048x1178.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamPark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamPark-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11733\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamPark.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=11733\" class=\"wp-image-11733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamPark-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamPark-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamPark-1536x1037.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamPark-2048x1383.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>(L) <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandringham_House\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandringham_House\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sandringham house<\/a>, shut up as the royal household was not in residence, and (R) parkland in the estate. It felt a bit odd to be wandering around in the grounds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamBootscraper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamBootscraper-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11734\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamBootscraper.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=11734\" class=\"wp-image-11734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamBootscraper-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamBootscraper-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamBootscraper-1536x1060.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamBootscraper-2048x1413.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamStables.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamStables-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11736\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamStables.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=11736\" class=\"wp-image-11736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamStables-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamStables-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamStables-1536x874.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamStables-2048x1165.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamMemorial.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamMemorial-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11735\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamMemorial.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=11735\" class=\"wp-image-11735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamMemorial-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamMemorial-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamMemorial-1536x980.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SandringhamMemorial-2048x1307.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"> (Top left) Curious mechanical boot cleaner outside a back entrance to the house. (Top right) The stables have been converted to to a transport museum (although this had yet to re-open post COVID). (Bottom) One of several memorials in a section of the estate wall next to a pet cemetery. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GodwickBarn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GodwickBarn-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11746\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GodwickBarn.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=11746\" class=\"wp-image-11746\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">A welcome return to some kind of normality after two years of COVID disruption &#8211; a wedding with all the usual trimmings. The venue was the magnificent <a href=\"https:\/\/godwickhall.co.uk\/weddings-godwick-barn\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/godwickhall.co.uk\/weddings-godwick-barn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Godwick Great Barn<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/UshawCemetery.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/UshawCemetery-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11747\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/UshawCemetery.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=11747\" class=\"wp-image-11747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/UshawCemetery-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/UshawCemetery-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/UshawCemetery-1536x1063.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/UshawCemetery-2048x1418.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">The disused cemetery at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ushaw_College\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ushaw_College\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ushaw College<\/a> is clearly being kept in order, but is hidden at the back of the buildings away from public access.   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bellmount.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bellmount-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11748\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bellmount.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=11748\" class=\"wp-image-11748\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/BurnhopeBurnCatchwater.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/BurnhopeBurnCatchwater-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11749\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/BurnhopeBurnCatchwater.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=11749\" class=\"wp-image-11749\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EdmundbyersChurch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EdmundbyersChurch-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11750\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EdmundbyersChurch.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=11750\" class=\"wp-image-11750\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Pictures from a walk starting at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edmundbyers\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edmundbyers\" target=\"_blank\">Edmundbyers<\/a>, in the north of County Durham and close to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Derwent_Reservoir_(North_East_England)\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Derwent_Reservoir_(North_East_England)\" target=\"_blank\">Derwent Reservoir<\/a>. Curiously the village is spelled both Edmundbyers and Edmondbyers, apparently at random. (Top left) the deserted farmstead at Belmount is associated with an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hunstanworthhistory.org.uk\/happened\/belmount\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.hunstanworthhistory.org.uk\/happened\/belmount\/\" target=\"_blank\">unsolved murder from 1880<\/a>, and (top right) a catchwater on the Burnhope Burn which feeds the much larger Derwent Reservoir. (Bottom) The parish church is dedicated to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edmund_the_Martyr\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edmund_the_Martyr\" target=\"_blank\">St. Edmund<\/a>, although there is probably no real connection between the royal saint and the Edmund after whom the village is named. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unexpected bonus of a visit to North Norfolk for a wedding was realising that the Sandringham estate was round the corner and open to visitors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,2,10],"tags":[46,41,169,166,66],"class_list":["post-11731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local","category-places","category-uk","tag-church","tag-lake","tag-memorial","tag-ruins","tag-trees"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11731\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}