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Dist:0.1km<br/>Looking across the playing fields and the river Wear to the College of St Hild and St Bede in Durham. This college, formerly an separate teacher training college is now a constituent college of the University of Durham. It stands somewhat detached from the rest of the University in the eastern part of Durham known as Gilesgate.
©Oliver Dixon
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©Roger Smith
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©Roger Smith
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©Carol Bleasdale
Dist:0.2km<br/>Ancient stone font in St Giles Church, Gilesgate, Durham
©Carol Bleasdale
Dist:0.2km<br/>The Chancel and stained glass window in St Giles Church, Durham; a 12th Century Church.
©Carol Bleasdale
Dist:0.2km<br/>Despite the cold, there was little snow generally in Durham. But this stretch of the Wear's banks faces north-east and gets little sun.
©Christine Johnstone
Dist:0.2km<br/>The River Wear is seen looking upstream; the boats are below a boathouse belonging to one of the colleges of Durham University, probably St. Hild's.
©Trevor Littlewood
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©Roger Smith
Dist:0.2km<br/>12th Century Church
©Carol Bleasdale
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©Carol Bleasdale
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©Roger Smith
Dist:0.2km<br/>Still know locally as "The Duckpond" even though the pond was drained in 1849.
©Roger Smith
Dist:0.2km<br/>Part of the beautiful deco chapel in the college grounds.
©Des Blenkinsopp
Dist:0.2km<br/>This scene is typical of many of the villages leading to Durham- the low road edged by a bank and the houses set above.
©Carol Rose

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