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Portrait aerial photo, view from the north. (Image from LATE 20TH CENTURY)

Notes about the Image:

 
Durham remains as the most impressive monastic site in the region. With the coming of the Normans, the construction of a castle to guard the narrow neck of land was already under way in the 1070s, while the cathedral itself was begun by Bishop William of St Calais in 1093. On the peninsular site much of the layout of buildings still reflects a medieval pattern of landholding, with narrow frontages and long rear extensions. Taken from and more information in Norman McCord North East History from the Air, p. 45.

Structures identified:

• Durham Cathedral: Cathedral Church of Christ & St Mary The Virgin ( [EXTANT], Durham, DURHAM) 
      ALTAR, ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL, GALILEE
  
• Durham Castle ( [EXTANT], Durham, DURHAM) 
      BISHOPS PALACE, CASTLE, GATEHOUSE, KEEP, MOTTE AND BAILEY
  
• Durham City ( [EXTANT], Durham, DURHAM) 
      TOWN
  
• Elvet Bridge ( [EXTANT], Durham, DURHAM) 
      ARCH BRIDGE, ROAD BRIDGE
  
• Framwellgate Bridge ( [EXTANT], Durham, DURHAM) 
      ARCH BRIDGE, ROAD BRIDGE
  
• Prebend's Bridge ( [EXTANT], Durham, DURHAM) 
      BRIDGE
  
• Bishop Neville's Exchequer ( [EXTANT], Durham, DURHAM) 
      EXCHEQUER, LIBRARY
  
• St John's College ( [EXTANT], Durham, DURHAM) 
      COLLEGE, HOUSE
  
• Hatfield College ( [EXTANT], Durham, DURHAM) 
      COLLEGE, HOUSE, INN
  
• St Chad's College ( [EXTANT], Durham, DURHAM) 
      COLLEGE, HOUSE
  
• St Nicholas ( [EXTANT], Durham, DURHAM) 
      ANGLICAN CHURCH
  
• The Weir ( [EXTANT], Durham, DURHAM) 
      WEIR
  
• St Mary-le-Bow ( [EXTANT], Durham, DURHAM) 
      CHURCH, MUSEUM
  

Image details:

 
Norman McCord Collection , Collection Reference Number: 1295
35MM GENERIC E6 SLIDES, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS

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