By Thomas Bainbridge The legend of the Lambton Worm has been an inspiration to more than one great Victorian literary figure. In a recent article I… Read More »The Lambton Worm: Crusader Knights, Dragon Slayers and the Legend of St George
By Thomas Bainbridge The sheltered, meandering course of the River Wear was naturally an ideal setting in which to fashion vessels for use on the open… Read More »The History of Shipbuilding in Sunderland and its Wartime Zenith
By Thomas Bainbridge The Wear, from its source below the granite gaze of the Pennines, flows languidly to the east and north for sixty miles, watering… Read More »Vedra: The Ancient Name of the River Wear
By Thomas Bainbridge The City of Durham boasts a great Christian and medieval heritage. It is the site of a monumental Cathedral — the shrine of… Read More »Maiden Castle and the Roman Origins of Durham
By Crasterfarian Introduction Crowning the top of Penshaw Hill stands one of the North East’s most iconic landmarks. Penshaw Monument was built in 1844 as a… Read More »Recycled Roman Stone in Penshaw Monument from a Lost Roman Weir on the River Wear
