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It's a location that has charmed visitors for many years, and for good reason - the locals are very welcoming and you're ...
Explore the real-life inspirations behind fantasy castles from Norway's stave churches to Germany's Disney Castle.
Despite its secluded feel, Brancepeth is just a 10-minute drive from Durham City, offering easy access to Durham Cathedral, the River Wear, and boutique shopping.
AMMAN — "I've made up a word Islamesque as a direct challenge to the concept of Romanesque because Romanesque architecture is what in European art history comes before Gothic, " said Diana Darke at ...
Historians have been puzzled by the wooden bridge framework at the bottom of the River Wear at Shincliffe, near Durham City, since it was discovered and documented by divers from the 'Piercebridge ...
A cathedral which is said to have transformed British design has had its listing status upgraded to recognise the building’s “architectural brilliance”. The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ ...
Durham Cathedral to be taken over by 80s silent disco event that's taken the world by storm Ticket details for Durham debut of 'spectacular' music experience which sells out worldwide.
Durham Cathedral is to provide the dramatic backdrop to a retro disco but, while the news might raise eyebrows among some, the party won't be quite as loud as you might expect. What's billed as a ...
Several members of Preservation Durham, a nonprofit organization, asked the city to consider selling the building to Preservation North Carolina and finding other options for the remaining land, such ...
10. Durham Cathedral, Durham, England . Durham Cathedral served as a majestic stand-in for Hogwarts in several Harry Potter films. It was here that Professor McGonagall famously taught Transfiguration ...
Wise, world-weary and occasionally cynical, proverbs mirror the human experience and remain remarkably insightful today, ...