{"id":12248,"date":"2026-01-02T20:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?p=12248"},"modified":"2026-01-02T20:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:58:20","slug":"july-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/july-august-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"July &amp; August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default 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\/2026\/01\/BroughCastle.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/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\/2026\/01\/BroughCastleView.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>(L) <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brough_Castle\">Brough castle<\/a> and (R) view from castle mound, on the way to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keswick,_Cumbria\">Keswick<\/a> (late June).<\/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-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\/2026\/01\/KeswickMarina.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/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\/2026\/01\/SkiddawView.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/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\/2026\/01\/ForgeLaneBridge.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Top: (L) Landing piers on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Derwentwater\">Derwentwater<\/a> at Keswick, (R) view towards <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skiddaw\">Skiddaw<\/a> from the holiday apartment. Bottom: View from Forge Lane towards the viaduct carrying the bypass around Keswick (A66). <\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HarewoodGallery-scaled.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/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\/2026\/01\/HarewoodLibrary-scaled.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/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\/2026\/01\/HarewoodBathroom.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/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\/2026\/01\/HarewoodKitchen-scaled.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harewood_House\">Harewood House<\/a> (Historic Houses) in late July. (Top) Gallery and library. (Bottom) Intriguing toilet and the kitchen.<\/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 is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NESLAMHelicopter-scaled.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Helicopter at the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_East_Land,_Sea_and_Air_Museums\">North-East Land Sea and Air Museums<\/a> in early August.<\/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\/2026\/01\/SeahamGun-scaled.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Field gun at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seaham\">Seaham<\/a> (mid August)<\/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":[2,10],"tags":[90,63,26,59,205,41,111,52,91],"class_list":["post-12248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-places","category-uk","tag-air-travel","tag-bridge","tag-castle","tag-county-durham","tag-historic-houses","tag-lake","tag-lake-district","tag-military","tag-mountains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12248","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=12248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12248\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}