The Northern Echo | Durham Memories http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/memories/durhammemories/ The Northern Echo /history/memories/durhammemories/ en-gb Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:25:58 +0100 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:25:58 +0100 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/memories/durhammemories/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/850268/?type=rsslogo The Northern Echo | Durham Memories http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/memories/durhammemories/ Gruesome and ghostly tales from Pittington http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/memories/durhammemories/4473921.Gruesome_and_ghostly_tales_from_Pittington/?ref=rss Murders and spirits from village’s past. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:39:36 +0100 55500f77e8bcc3aeb7885842217f54a7 Murder, he said – but he was the murderer http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/memories/durhammemories/4461283.Murder__he_said_____but_he_was_the_murderer/?ref=rss Gruesome tale that inspired a local ballad. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:41:57 +0100 7b042b405265766a89ad3403ca7a31fe Medieval days to demolition of neighbour http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/memories/durhammemories/4448291.Medieval_days_to_demolition_of_neighbour/?ref=rss EDMONDSLEY, to the north of Sacriston, dates to Anglo-Saxon times but is first mentioned in Durham’s Boldon Buke of 1180. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:46:43 +0100 26153f048a0eebaa4484ddcf409340d3 How Durham’s country air became part of suburbia http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/memories/durhammemories/4435819.How_Durham___s_country_air_became_part_of_suburbia/?ref=rss IN the days before there were villages, towns or cities, people lived in small agricultural communities. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:00:26 +0100 2ab0ac1d73d824a0178aa757fe9d444c Names and the history that lies behind them http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/memories/durhammemories/4423088.Names_and_the_history_that_lies_behind_them/?ref=rss WHAT’S in a name? The answer to this age-old question is lots of history if we consider the street names of Durham City. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:25:42 +0100 0ab34b0b7b92afca04dd76d7e87c48e3 Nine altars to serve pilgrims at cathedral http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/memories/durhammemories/4406287.Nine_altars_to_serve_pilgrims_at_cathedral/?ref=rss Chapel was Gothic addition at Durham. Fri, 29 May 2009 13:46:40 +0100 24da7c4c7ca91342e1e97237dbb0450e The line beyond which women could not pass http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/memories/durhammemories/4390811.The_line_beyond_which_women_could_not_pass/?ref=rss DURHAM Cathedral is often said to have been built in 40 years from its commencement in 1093 to completion around 1133. Fri, 22 May 2009 18:07:58 +0100 0cac5ef41f2b9b63c76283ac97b65dd5 How the cathedral came to fill Durham’s skyline http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/memories/durhammemories/4372409.How_the_cathedral_came_to_fill_Durham___s_skyline/?ref=rss BISHOP William of St Carileph is often described as the man who built Durham Cathedral, but although its construction would not have been possible without his wealth, energy and ambition we know nothing of the name of the chief mason or architect who undertook the work of building Carileph’s magnificent vision. Fri, 15 May 2009 14:33:24 +0100 0f4e083777b97a1c8d2c4a6070cdc279 Striking miners and the master of the colliery http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/memories/durhammemories/4354232.Striking_miners_and_the_master_of_the_colliery/?ref=rss USHAW Moor’s original colliery village overlooked the actual colliery about three-quarters of a mile to the west of the present village and was the scene of a troublesome strike in the 1880s. Fri, 08 May 2009 14:56:28 +0100 d2be276548b98ae7a3435f321b3564cc When all roads seemingly met at Ushaw Moor http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/memories/durhammemories/4336500.When_all_roads_seemingly_met_at_Ushaw_Moor/?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2009 14:00:57 +0100 10076ac609730719eb5a8b19384dd6f7