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News: Durham World Heritage Site: A Short Guide

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Added Tuesday 18th January 2022

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    • Architecture
      • Romanesque Architecture
        • How Romanesque Architecture Spread in England
      • Durham Cathedral
        • Cathedral Building in the Middle Ages
        • The Building of Durham Cathedral
        • Architectural Importance
        • Areas of Interest
          • St Cuthbert's Shrine
            • The Keeper of the Shrine
          • Towers
          • Quire
          • Galilee Chapel
            • Andalusian Influences
          • DLI Chapel
          • Chapel of the Nine Altars
          • Cathedral Woodwork
          • Prior Castel's Clock
          • Baptismal Font
          • Cathedral Organs
          • Stained Glass
          • Neville Screen
          • Sanctuary Knocker
            • Is this a Chinese dragon?
          • Cloister
          • Chapter House
          • Great Kitchen
          • Monks' Dormitory
          • Cathedral Library
          • The College (Cathedral Precinct)
            • The Deanery
            • Communal Buildings
            • Utilitarian Buildings
      • Durham Castle
        • The Motte and Bailey Castle
        • The Castle as a College
          • Storming the Castle
        • Areas of Interest
          • Fortification of the Peninsula
            • North Gate
            • Dry Moat
          • Gatehouse
          • Keep
          • Courtyard
            • An Unintentional Tradition
          • Northern Range
            • Norman Chapel
            • Tunstall Chapel
            • The Tunstall Gallery
            • Le Puiset's Entrance: Reading a Building
            • Norman Gallery
            • Senate Rooms
            • Bishop’s Suite
          • Western Range
            • Great Hall
            • Norman Undercroft
            • Kitchen and Buttery
              • Pelican as a Christian Symbol
            • Western Entrance
          • Black Staircase
            • Pineapples on the Stairs
      • Palace Green
        • Cosin’s Almshouses
        • The Pemberton Building
        • Cosin’s Hall
        • Moneyer’s Garth
        • Palace Green Library
          • Cosin’s Library
        • Abbey House
        • The Master’s House
        • The Music School
      • The Bailey
        • North Bailey
          • Hatfield College
          • St Chad’s College
          • St Mary-le-Bow – Durham Heritage Centre
          • Alington House
          • Durham Union Society
        • South Bailey
          • St John's College
          • St Cuthbert’s Society
      • Historic Bridges
      • Owengate
      • Dun Cow Lane
    • History
      • The Benedictine Order
        • Defining Features
        • History of the Order
        • The Spread of Christianity in Britain
      • The Venerable Bede
        • Life & Death
      • St Cuthbert
        • Cuthbert's Life
        • Beyond Life: Cuthbert's Body
          • Cuthbert's Move to Durham
        • The Community of Cuthbert in Durham
      • Durham University
        • Durham College, Oxford
        • A College in Durham
        • Founded in 1832
      • Prince Bishops
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          • William of St Calais
          • Ranulf Flambard
        • Anthony Bek
      • The Normans
        • The Vikings
        • The Founding of Normandy
        • William the Conqueror
        • William's Conquest of England
          • The Battle of Hastings
          • The Bayeux Tapestry
          • William as King of England
          • The Harrying of the North
      • The Reformation and its Impact
      • The Rites of Durham
  • Projects
    • World Heritage Site Management Plan 2006
    • World Heritage Site Management Plan Summary 2006
    • Palace Green Survey
    • Management Plan Consultation 2017
      • Table of Contents
      • Foreword
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
      • Executive Summary
      • 1. Management Plan
      • 2. Significance of the Site
      • 3. Intangible Value
      • 4. Setting and Boundaries
      • 5. Audiences
      • 6. Research Framework
      • 7. Conservation of Fabric
      • 8. Action Plan
      • Appendix 1. Setting and Boundaries
    • Durham WHS Research Framework 2015
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