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Photocopies and photographs

Reference: D/Ph 308 Catalogue Title: Photocopies and photographs Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Photographs of Durham Cathedral and Castle, Tow Law, and Upper Teesdale

Covering Dates: 1938

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  • Photocopies and photographs
    • Durham Cathedral (Ref: D/Ph 308/1-11)
    • Durham Castle (Ref: D/Ph 308/12-14)
    • Tow Law (Ref: D/Ph 308/15)
    • Upper Teesdale (Ref: D/Ph 308/16-24)

Catalogue Description

These photographs were taken at the Durham Spring meeting of the University of Leicester's Geography Department, 1938, with a Zeiss Contax camera.

Catalogue Contents

Durham Cathedral (Ref: D/Ph 308/1-11)Ref: D/Ph 308/1

Durham Cathedral from across the river.
(1 black and white photograph, 30cm x 21cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/2

Durham Cathedral from the river
(1 black and white photograph, 30cm x 21cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/3

Durham Cathedral from the river, looking towards Framwellgate Bridge
(1 black and white photograph, 30cm x 21cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/4

View of Durham Cathedral and Fulling Mill
(1 black and white photograph, 27cm x 36cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/5

Durham Cathedral and Fulling Mill
(1 black and white photograph, 27cm x 36cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/6

View of Durham Cathedral, showing Browns boatyard
(1 black and white photograph, 27cm x 36cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/7

View of Galilee Chapel, Durham Cathedral
(1 black and white photograph, 27cm x 36cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/8

View of Galilee Chapel, Durham Cathedral
(1 black and white photograph, 35cm x 26cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/9

Statue of St Oswald, Durham Cathedral
(1 black and white photograph 26cm x 36cm mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/10

Sanctuary Knocker, Durham Cathedral
(1 black and white photograph 27cm x 37cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/11

View of Durham showing Cathedral and Castle taken from L.N.E.R station
(1 black and white photograph, 30cm x 21cm, mounted)

Durham Castle (Ref: D/Ph 308/12-14)Ref: D/Ph 308/12

Durham Castle, showing the keep from the Castle roof
(1 black and white photograph 30cm x 21cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/13

View of the keep, Durham Castle
(1 black and white photograph, 30cm x 21cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/14

Durham Castle from the river
(1 black and white photograph, 30cm x 21cm, mounted)

Tow Law (Ref: D/Ph 308/15)Ref: D/Ph 308/15

View of the derelict beehive ovens at West Thornley Colliery, Tow Law
(1 black and white photograph, 30cm x 21cm, mounted)

Upper Teesdale (Ref: D/Ph 308/16-24)Ref: D/Ph 308/16

Langdon Moor, Upper Teesdale
(1 black and white photograph, 30cm x 21cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/17

Characteristic white-washed farms, Teesdale
(1 black and white photograph 30cm x 21cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/18

View over farmland, Teesdale
(1 black and white photograph, 30cm x 21cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/19

View over grassland, Teesdale
(1 black and white photograph, 30cm x 21cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/20

View of High Force, Teesdale, from the path
(1 black and white photograph, 30cm x 21cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/21

View of High Force, Teesdale from the side of Gorge
(1 black and white photograph, 30cm x 21cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/22

View of Gorge in shales below High Force
(1 black and white photograph 30cm x 21cm, mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/23

View of High Force, Teesdale, showing the jointing of Whin sills over Shales
(1 black and white photograph 30cm x 21cm mounted)

Ref: D/Ph 308/24

View of shallow valley on whin above High Force, Teesdale
(1 black and white photograph 30cm x 21cm, mounted)



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