{"id":2709,"date":"2015-03-02T23:00:33","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T23:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aphimages.wpengine.com\/?p=2709"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:35:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:35:34","slug":"january-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2015\/03\/january-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Penshaw Monument<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/PenshawExterior.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Penshaw Monument\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/PenshawExterior-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/PenshawInterior.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"View from Penshaw Monument\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/PenshawInterior-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a title=\"Wikipedia on Penshaw Monument\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Penshaw_Monument\">Penshaw Monument<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; a North-East landmark &#8211; in early January.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HerringtonLake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Herrington Park Lake\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/HerringtonLake-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lake at Herrington Country Park, on the site of the New Herrington colliery (closed in 1985).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seaton Delaval Hall\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDHall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Seaton Delaval Hall\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDHall-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDCourtyard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Seaton Deleval Courtyard\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDCourtyard-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wikipedia on Seaton Delaval Hall\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seaton_Delaval_Hall\">Seaton Delaval Hall<\/a>, just north of Newcastle (late January), was designed by <a title=\"Wikipedia on John Vanbrugh\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Vanbrugh\">Sir John Vanbrugh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDWing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Seaton Delaval Wing\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDWing-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDStables.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Seaton Delaval Stables\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDStables-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(L) &#8220;Cloisters&#8221; running either side of the central courtyard, and (R) magnificent stables.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDMainHall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Seaton Delaval Main Hall\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDMainHall-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDRear.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Seaton Delaval Hall\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDRear-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The central block of the house was destroyed by fire in 1822 and was only re-roofed and partially restored in the 1860s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDStairs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Seaton Delaval Stairs\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDStairs-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sadly most of the house is in too fragile a state to be visited.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDTree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2710\" title=\"Seaton Delaval Tree\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDTree-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDTree-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDTree-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDTree.jpg 1720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDGardens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2711\" title=\"Seaton Delaval Gardens\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDGardens-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDGardens-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDGardens-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SDGardens.jpg 1840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The gardens to the rear of the house.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/StMarysLighthouse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2719\" title=\"St Mary's Lighthouse\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/StMarysLighthouse-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/StMarysLighthouse-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/StMarysLighthouse-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/StMarysLighthouse.jpg 1765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tide coming in and flooding the causeway at <a title=\"Wikipedia on St Mary's island\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Mary%27s_Lighthouse\">St Mary&#8217;s island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Robin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Robin\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Robin-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wikipedia on Robin\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_robin\">Robin<\/a> spotted on New Year&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Penshaw Monument 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