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Durham to Revisit ‘Lambton Worm’ Legends
Historic Building between Cathedral and Castle to Be RestoredA few more Quaint Sayings and their Origins.Everyday Things that we Say without Knowing from Where They Originate.
Lest we Forget, Remembrance is Not Just About the Past
Legends and Things that go Bump in the Night
More Fascinating Legends and Ghosts lurking in Durham’s Fair City
Historic Church Gets Grant to Save Roof
A Degree of Knowledge
The Train Arriving Could Be at?
Chapels, Prisons, Hidden Arches – There’s More to Elvet Bridge than You Think
Durham Students to Perform at Edinburgh Fringe
Burial Urns, Cooking Pots and a Life-Sized Chariot – New Exhibition Brings Ancient Middle-East to Durham
Musical World Remembers Somme Composer
Gone but Not Forgotten
Is Durham Really England’s Third Oldest University? Well, it’s Complicated.
Antique Crosses Reunited in Somme Commemoration
History Of Durham Rowing Club
HM the Queen celebrates her 90th birthday.
The Importance of Durham Cathedral
The Origins of Durham City
Durham World Heritage, Did You Know?
The History and Changes of Dun Cow Lane
Ancient Roman Road Discovered in Ebchester, Consett