England's Riches
For a long time I have wanted to visit Durham Cathedral and the castles of Northumberland, particularly Alnwick Castle, home of the famous (King Richard III might say infamous -re battle of Bosworth Field) Percy family.In mid September my wife and I set off from our Midland's home to visit these historic sites.
We based ourselves at the Doubletree Hotel Newcastle Airport. This is a delightful, modern, comfortable hotel ideally located for seeing all the sites of Northumberland including the World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall. We stopped off at Durham, which is also a WHS, on the journey up.
I will say no more and let the following photographs tell their own story.
I hope that you enjoy them.
Raby Castle
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| Raby Castle |
Durham Cathedral
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| Bishop Prince Armorial - Durham Cathedral |
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| Bishop Prince Armorial - Durham Cathedral |
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| Intricate Iron reinforcing |
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| South Entrance |
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| North Entrance |
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| From the Cloisters |
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| Detailed Norman doorway |
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| Small Norman door |
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| Octagonal Tower |
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| Tower doorway |
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Memorial to Bishop Maltby
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| Reflections of stained glass window on columns |
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| Millennium stained glass window |
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| Bridge over the River Wear - Durham |
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| Bridge inset |
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| Boat House |
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| Cathedral from the river 1 |
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| Cathedral from the river 2 |
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| Cathedral from the river 3 |
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Cathedral from the river 4Alnwick Castle |
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| Alnwick Castle |
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| Bust of Winston Churchill |
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| 'Hotspur' - Henry Percy 1364 - 1403 |
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| Dragon from Harry Potter |
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| Duke of Northumberland's State Coach |
Alnwick Castle Gardens
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| Red Admiral butterfly Alnwick Castle Gardens |
Hadrian's Wall AD 120 -
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