Historic Cities
Explore Durham in 1400
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Historic Places, Rebuilt · City reconstruction
The Prince‑bishops' Durham, 1400
Durham in 1400 is the prince‑bishops' rock: a cathedral and castle clasped on a wooded peninsula around a deep loop of the River Wear, drawing pilgrims and power to the shrine of St Cuthbert. This walk follows the river and the town’s bridges, streets and greens to the cathedral slopes, showing mills under the weir, bridge chapels and Sadler Street inns as everyday life clusters beneath the towers.
26 scenes, 17 streets, squares and views, 9 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Durham as it stood in 1400 (“Durham Cathedral”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. River Wear Meander
- 2. Framwellgate Bridge
- 3. Framwellgate Chapel
- ↳ Framwellgate Bridge Chapel · interior
- 4. Weir and Mills
- ↳ Miller's Wheelhouse · interior
- 5. Elvet Bridge
- 6. Elvet Riverside
- 7. Monks' Orchards
- 8. Dun Cow Lane
- 9. Sadler Street Inns
- ↳ Sadler Street Inn Hall · interior
- 10. Market Place
- ↳ Butchers' Shambles · interior
- 11. Castle Gatehouse and Motte
- ↳ Castle Great Hall · interior
- 12. The Bailey
- 13. Palace Green
- ↳ Monks' Dormitory under Oak Roof · interior
- 14. Galilee Chapel
- ↳ Galilee Chapel with Bede's Tomb · interior
- 15. North Door and Knocker
- ↳ Chapter House · interior
- 16. Eastern Apse
- ↳ Feretory of St Cuthbert · interior
- 17. Castle Keep