{"id":12220,"date":"2025-08-31T17:05:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T16:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?p=12220"},"modified":"2025-08-31T17:05:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T16:05:33","slug":"apr-jun-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2025\/08\/apr-jun-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Apr-Jun 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FlassVale.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Flass Vale in early April.<\/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 has-nested-images columns-2 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NunningtonHallExt.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NunningtonHallInt.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MilitaryVehicles.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">(Top) <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nunnington_Hall\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nunnington_Hall\">Nunnington Hall<\/a> (National Trust) and (bottom) military vehicles at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eden_Camp_Museum\">Eden Camp<\/a> WWII museum (late April).<\/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 has-nested-images columns-default wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UshawMay.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UshawGardens.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">The grounds of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ushaw_College\">Ushaw college<\/a> in (L) mid May and (R) early June.<\/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 has-nested-images columns-2 wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><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\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><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\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><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\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Pictures from a long weekend staying at Morritt Arms in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greta_Bridge\">Greta Bridge<\/a>. 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Vane,_2nd_Earl_of_Darlington\">Henry Vane<\/a>. (Top right) Walking south along the River Greta towards Brignall. (Bottom) The scary overflow drain on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blackton_Reservoir\">Blackton Reservoir<\/a> on a cold and overcast day.<\/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-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CrookHallGardens.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crook_Hall,_Durham\">Crook Hall Gardens<\/a> (National Trust) in early June.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[46,59,171,52,79,170,157],"class_list":["post-12220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local","tag-church","tag-county-durham","tag-gardens","tag-military","tag-museum","tag-national-trust","tag-north-yorkshire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12220","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=12220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12220\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}