Europe, British Isles, North-East England, County Durham, Durham Cathedral [Map]
Durham Cathedral is in Durham, County Durham [Map].
Cloisters at Durham Cathedral [Map].
Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Emily Frances Cadogan died aged five. Sculpted by Joseph Gott.
Emily Frances Cadogan:
In 1838 she was born to Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan and Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.
On 05 Oct 1843 Emily Frances Cadogan died.
In 995 Bishop Aldun of Northumbria was appointed Bishop of Durham.
Before 11 Jan 1041 Bishop Æthelric was elected Bishop of Durham.
On 11 Jan 1041 Bishop Æthelric was consecrated Bishop of Durham at York Minster [Map].
In 1056 Bishop Æthelwine was consecrated Bishop of Durham.
In 1056 Bishop Æthelwine was elected Bishop of Durham.
In 1056 Bishop Æthelwine was consecrated Bishop of Durham having been supported in his election by Tostig Godwinson Earl Northumbria (age 30).
On 15 Oct 1072 Bishop Walchere of Lorraine aka Lotharingia was appointed Bishop of Durham.
1096. The Choir of Durham Cathedral [Map] was completed by 1096. It has a height of 23m. There is some evidence that the aisle of the choir had the earliest rib vaults in England, as was argued by John Bilson, English architect, at the end of the nineteenth century. Since then it has been argued that other buildings like Lessay Abbey in north-west France provided the early experimental ribs that created the high technical level shown in Durham.
In 1104 the remains of St. Cuthbert were translated with great ceremony to the new shrine in the new Durham Cathedral [Map].
1135. Nave of Durham Cathedral [Map]. The walls of which were finished by 1128, and the high vault by 1135.
1140. Durham Cathedral [Map]
In 1153 Bishop Hugh de Puiset (age 28) was elected Bishop of Durham despite opposition from Archbishop Henry Murdac.
Before 1195 Bishop Hugh de Puiset (age 70) commissioned the building of the Gallilee of Durham Cathedral [Map] which now contains the grave of the Venerable Bede among others.
Bishop Hugh de Puiset: Around 1125 he was born to Hugh III of Le Puiset and Agnes Blois. He was, through his mother, a nephew of King Stephen I England. He a great grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. In 1153 Bishop Hugh de Puiset was elected Bishop of Durham despite opposition from Archbishop Henry Murdac. In 1177 King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England seized Durham Castle after a disagreement with the then-bishop, Bishop Hugh de Puiset. On 03 Mar 1195 he died.
Venerable Bede: In 673 he was born. Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 734. This year was the moon as if covered with blood; and Archbishop Tatwine and Bede departed this life; and Egbert was consecrated bishop. On 26 May 735 he died.
On 14 May 1228 Bishop Richard Poore was translated to Bishop of Durham.
On 02 Jan 1241 Bishop Nicholas Farnham was elected Bishop of Durham. At first he wanted to decline the office, but Bishop Robert Grosseteste (age 73), Bishop of Lincoln persuaded him to accept.
On 26 May 1241 or 09 Jun 1241 Bishop Nicholas Farnham was consecrated Bishop of Durham.
Chronica Majora. The confirmation of Master Nicholas of Farnhamy in the bishopric of Durham
On the 9th of June, in this year. Master Nicholas of Farnham, bishop elect of Durham, was consecrated bishop of that see in St. Oswald's church [Map] at Gloucester, by Walter, archbishop of York (age 61), in the presence of the king (age 33) and queen (age 18), with numerous bishops and abbats. But inasmuch as a question had been mooted concerning his profession, amongst some who wished to excite discord, the said Nicholas refused to claim a liberty that was not his due, or to show himself insolent or recalcitrant; he therefore, at his consecration, in public, before all the prelates and nobles, and in the presence of his metropolitan, the said Archbishop Walter, solemnly and distinctly made his profession in a loud voice, according to custom, as follows; "I Nicholas, bishop elect of the church of Durham, acknowledge canonical subjection, reverence, and obedience to the church of York, and to you, father Walter, its archbishop, and this I subscribe with my own hand." He then immediately, in the presence of all assembled, marked the sign of the cross in ink at the head of the charter, and delivered the same to the archbishop to be kept in his possession in his treasury.
1242. The Chapel of the Nine Altars at the east end of Durham Cathedral [Map] was built between 1242 to 1280 to accommodate the large numbers of pilgrims arriving to visit St Cuthbert's shrine. Bishop Richard Poore employed the architect Richard Farnham to design an eastern terminal for the building.
On 02 Feb 1249 Bishop Nicholas Farnham resigned as Bishop of Durham.
In 1257 Bishop Nicholas Farnham died. He was buried at Durham Cathedral [Map].
On 09 Jul 1283 Bishop Antony Bek (age 38) was elected Bishop of Durham.
On 09 Jan 1284 Bishop Antony Bek (age 39) was consecrated Bishop of Durham at which time he also had the remains of Saint William of York moved to a new shrine in York Minster [Map].
On 25 Dec 1285 Bishop Antony Bek (age 40) was enthroned at Durham Cathedral [Map].
In Sep 1333 Bishop Richard de Bury (age 46) was appointed Bishop of Durham.
After 1345. Chapel of the Nine Altars, Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Bishop Richard de Bury (age 57).
On 08 May 1345 Bishop Thomas of Hatfield (age 35) was elected Bishop of Durham.
On 07 Aug 1345 Bishop Thomas of Hatfield (age 35) was consecrated Bishop of Durham.
Around 1371 Archbishop Alexander Neville (age 30) was appointed Archdeacon of Durham.
On 11 Jan 1374 Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 70) died at Greystoke, Cumberland. She was buried at Durham Cathedral [Map].
After 1381. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Monument to Bishop Thomas of Hatfield (age 71) beneath the Bishop's cathedra.
On 09 Sep 1381 Bishop John Fordham was elected Bishop of Durham.
On 05 Jan 1382 Bishop John Fordham was consecrated Bishop of Durham.
In 1437 Bishop Robert Neville was appointed Bishop of Durham.
Around 1450. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Monument to unknown knight.
On 25 Sep 1457 Archbishop Lawrence Booth (age 37) was appointed Bishop of Durham.
On 31 Jul 1476 Bishop William Dudley (age 51) was appointed Bishop of Durham.
In 1494 Bishop Richard Foxe (age 46) was elected Bishop of Durham.
On 21 Feb 1499 Edmund Tudor 1st Duke Somerset was born to King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 42) and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England (age 33) at the Palace of Placentia, Greenwich [Map] being their sixth child. On 24 Feb 1499 he was christened at the Church of the Observant Friars, Greenwich [Map]. His godparents were Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond (age 55), Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham (age 21) and Bishop Richard Foxe (age 51), then Bishop of Durham. He is believed to have been was created 1st Duke Somerset on the same day although there is no documentation.
Before 1500. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to John Washington whose is connected to the Washington family of America.
Around 1500. Durham Cathedral [Map]. The knocker on the Cathedral's northern door, known as the Sanctuary Knocker, played an important part in the Cathedral's history. Those who 'had committed a great offence,' such as murder in self-defence or breaking out of prison, could rap the knocker, and would be given 37 days of sanctuary within which they could try to reconcile with their enemies or plan their escape. When somebody did seek sanctuary in the Cathedral, the Galilee bell would be rung to announce it. The sanctuary seeker would be given a black robe to wear, with St Cuthbert's Cross sewn on the left shoulder to distinguish them as one who had been granted sanctuary by God and his saint. The person offered sanctuary was kept in an enclosure separated from the rest of the church, and was provided food, drink, bedding and other necessities at the abbey's expense, until the person's safe departure from the diocese could be arranged.
In 1509 Bishop Thomas Ruthall (age 37) was appointed Bishop of Durham by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 17).
On 25 Mar 1530 Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall (age 56) was translated to Bishop of Durham.
On 18 Nov 1553 Bishop Thomas Watson (age 38) was elected Dean of Durham.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 28 Sep 1559. The xxviij day of September, was Myghellmas-evyn, was the old bysshope of Durram doctur Dunstall (age 85) was deposyd of hys bysshope-pryke of Durram, be-cause he shuld not reseyff the rentes for that quarter.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 29 Feb 1560. The xxix of Feybruary was bered in sant Martens parryche the wyff (age 40) of master (blank) Cage (age 45) sarter [salter], and he gayff xx ... gownes and xij mantyll frys gownes unto xij pore women, and xij clarkes syngyng; and master Pylkyngton (age 40) dyd pryche, the nuw byshope of Wynchastur [Note. He was elected Bishop of Winchester but he declined it. He was subsequently elected Bishop of Durham], and after a dolle of money, a j d. a-pesse.
On 26 Dec 1560 Bishop James Pilkington (age 40) was elected Bishop of Durham which position he held until his death in 1576.
In 1561 Ralph Skinner was appointed Dean of Durham.
On 02 Mar 1561 Bishop James Pilkington (age 41) was consecrated Bishop of Durham.
On 10 Apr 1561 Bishop James Pilkington (age 41) was enthroned Bishop of Durham.
On 24 May 1576 Bishop James Pilkington was buried in front of the High Altar at Durham Cathedral [Map].
In 1617 Richard Neale Archbishop (age 54) was elected Bishop of Durham.
In Dec 1624 Bishop John Cosins (age 30) was appointed Prebendary of Durham.
In Jun 1632 Bishop Thomas Morton (age 68) was appointed Bishop of Durham. Parliament deprived him of the see in 1647.
03 Sep 1650. The Battle of Dunbar was fought between the English New Model Army, under Oliver Cromwell and a Scottish army commanded by David Leslie, on 3 September 1650 near Dunbar, Scotland. The battle resulted in a decisive victory for the English.
The prisoners were taken to England and 3,000 were imprisoned at Durham Cathedral [Map]; many died on the march south, or in captivity.
On 05 Nov 1660 Bishop John Cosins (age 65) was elected Bishop of Durham.
On 02 Dec 1660 Bishop John Cosins (age 66) was consecrated Bishop of Durham.
On 08 Dec 1660 Bishop John Cosins (age 66) was enthroned Bishop of Durham.
Evelyn's Diary. 14 Nov 1668. To London, invited to the consecration of that excellent person, the Dean of Ripon, Dr. Wilkins (age 54), now made Bishop of Chester; it was at Ely House, the Archbishop of Canterbury (age 70), Dr. Cosin (age 73), Bishop of Durham, the Bishops of Ely (age 77), Salisbury, Rochester (age 43), and others officiating. Dr. Tillotson (age 38) preached. Then, we went to a sumptuous dinner in the hall, where were the Duke of Buckingham (age 40), Judges, Secretaries of State, Lord-Keeper, Council, Noblemen, and innumerable other company, who were honorers of this incomparable man, universally beloved by all who knew him.
In 1674 Bishop Nathaniel Crew 3rd Baron Crew (age 40) was appointed Bishop of Durham.
Evelyn's Diary. 01 Mar 1686. Came Sir Gilbert Gerrard to treate with me about his sonn's marrying my daughter Susanna (age 17). The father being obnoxious, and in some suspicion and displeasure of the King (age 52), I would receive no proposal till his Ma* (age 52) had given me leave, wch he was pleas'd to do; but after severall meetings we brake off on his not being willing to secure any thing competent for my daughter's children; besides that I found most of his estate was in ye coal pits as far off as Newcastle, and on leases from the Bishop of Durham, who had power to make concurrent leases, with other difficulties.
1689. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Monument to unknown person.
In 1691 Dean Robert Booth (age 29) was appointed Archdeacon of Durham.
In 1692 Hammond Clement Postmaster to John Clement Porter (age 22). He was christened at Durham Cathedral [Map] where his father worked as a Porter.
After 1692. Chapel of the Nine Altars, Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Robert Thornton died 1692
On 11 Jun 1719 Ralph Conyers 5th Baronet (age 21) and Jane Blakiston Lady Conyers were married at Durham Cathedral [Map].
In 1722 Bishop William Talbot (age 64) was appointed Bishop of Durham.
After 1724. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to George Wheler (age 72)
On 18 Feb 1724 George Wheler (age 73) died. He was buried in the Galilee of the Durham Cathedral [Map].
On 01 Dec 1732 Archdeacon Thomas Sharp (age 38) was installed in the tenth prebend of Durham Cathedral [Map].
After 1736. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to William Watts 1686-1736.
In 1746 Reverend Spencer Cowper (age 34) was appointed Dean of Durham.
Before 09 Oct 1750 Bishop Joseph Butler (age 58) was translated to Bishop of Durham.
On 09 Oct 1750 Bishop Joseph Butler (age 58) was enthroned Bishop of Durham by proxy.
After 1752. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Bishop Joseph Butler (age 59).
After 1758. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Archdeacon Thomas Sharp (age 64) and his wife Judith Wheler, and their son Archdeacon John Sharp (age 35), and a number of their children.
Judith Wheler: In 1700 she was born to George Wheler and Grace Higgons. On 19 Jun 1722 Archdeacon Thomas Sharp and she were married. They had fourteen children. He the son of Archbishop John Sharp. In 1757 she died.
Archdeacon John Sharp: In 1723 he was born to Archdeacon Thomas Sharp and Judith Wheler. Before 1792 he was appointed Archdeacon of Northumberland. In 1792 Archdeacon John Sharp deied.
On 16 Mar 1758 Archdeacon Thomas Sharp (age 64) died. He was buried in the Gallilee of Durham Cathedral [Map].
In 1768 Reverend Newton Ogle (age 42) was appointed Prebendary of Durham of the 7th stall which office he held until his death in 1804.
In 1771 Bishop John Egerton (age 49) was appointed Bishop of Durham.
After 1774. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorials to Reverend Spencer Cowper (age 62), and others.
Reverend Spencer Cowper:
Around 1712 he was born to William Cowper 1st Earl Cowper and Mary Clavering Countess Cowper.
In 1746 he was appointed Dean of Durham.
On 25 Mar 1774 Reverend Spencer Cowper died.
In 1778 William Digby (age 44) was appointed Dean of Durham.
In 1788 Bishop John Hinchliffe (age 57) was appointed Dean of Durham.
On 25 Jun 1791 Bishop Shute Barrington (age 57) was elected Bishop of Durham.
1799. Thomas Girtin (age 23). Durham Cathedral [Map] and Framwellgate Bridge, Durham [Map].
After 1804. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Graves of Prebendary of Durham Reverend Newton Ogle (deceased) and his wife Susanna Thomas (age 70).
Susanna Thomas: In 1734 she was born to Bishop John Thomas. On 21 Apr 1757 Reverend Newton Ogle and she were married. She the daughter of Bishop John Thomas. In 1820 she died.
After 1808. Chapel of the Nine Altars, Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to two children of George and Elizabeth Barrington.
After 1823. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorials to George Isaac Mowbray and 1792-1831 and Elizabeth Gray 1799-1823, daughter of Prebendary Robert Gray.
After 1824. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorials to Sarah wife of Prebendary Richard Prosser DD, and her son Richar Samuel Prosser.
On 26 Feb 1824 Charles Henry Hall (age 61) was installed as Dean of Durham.
On 04 Aug 1825 Bishop John Jenkinson (age 43) was appointed Canon of Durham Cathedral [Map].
In 1826 Bishop William van Mildert (age 60) was translated to Bishop of Durham.
After 1826. Chapel of the Nine Altars, Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Archdeacon Reynold Gideon Bouyer (age 84).
Archdeacon Reynold Gideon Bouyer: On 24 Dec 1741 he was born. In 1785 Archdeacon Reynold Gideon Bouyer was recommended by Queen Charlotte to Shute Barrington, who collated him to the prebend of Preston in Salisbury Cathedral. When Barrington moved to Durham, Bouyer followed him, eventually obtaining three prebends and the rectory of Howick and the vicarage of North Allerton, with the chapelries of Brompton and Dighton, all in the diocese of Durham. On 09 May 1812 Archdeacon Reynold Gideon Bouyer was collated to Archdeacon of Northumberland. On 03 Jan 1826 he died. He was buried at Durham Cathedral.
On 03 Jan 1826 Archdeacon Reynold Gideon Bouyer (age 84) died. He was buried at Durham Cathedral [Map].
After 1827. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorials to Charles Henry Hall (deceased).
On 13 Jun 1827 Bishop John Jenkinson (age 45) was appointed Dean of Durham, with a salary of £9,000 a year, which position he held with his Bishopric.
1833. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Monument to Bishop Shute Barrington sculpted by Francis Leggatt Chantrey (age 51).
After 1833. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to William Harland.
After 1836. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Monument to Bishop William van Mildert (age 70) sculpted by John Gibson (age 45).
On 13 Jul 1836 Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan (age 24) and Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan (age 27) were married at Durham Cathedral [Map]. He the son of George Cadogan 3rd Earl Cadogan (age 53). They were first cousins.
In 1837 Bishop Edward Maltby (age 66) was elected Bishop of Durham.
1839. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Jacob Britton sculpted by G Smith.
After 1845. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Robert Mackellar Hunter killed at the Battle of Ferozeshah.
After 1848. Chapel of the Nine Altars, Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Reverend Gerald Valerian Wellesley (age 77).
Reverend Gerald Valerian Wellesley:
On 07 Dec 1770 he was born to Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington at Dungan Castle, Dungan, County Meath.
On 02 Jun 1802 Reverend Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Emily Maud Cadogan were married. She the daughter of Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan and Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan. He the son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington.
On 24 Oct 1848 Reverend Gerald Valerian Wellesley died.
The Times. 14 Feb 1873. DEATH OF Baroness Cadogan. We have to announce the death of the Countess Cadogan, which occurred on Tuesday at Cadogan House Belgravia. The deceased, who had long been an invalid, was the third daughter of the late Hon. and Rev. Gerald V. Wesley D.D., and Lady Emily, eldest daughter of the first Earl Cadogan. She was born in February, 1812 [NOTE. Sources state 16 Jan 1808], and married July 13, 1836, her cousin, the present Lord Cadogan, then Viscount Chelsea. She leaves issue four sons and a daughter.
In 1856 Archibishop Charles Longley (age 61) was consecrated Bishop of Durham.
Durham University Journal 1918 February Volume 21 Number 20. In 1856 Mr Greenwell (age 35) returned to Durham and was made a Minor Canon of Durham Cathedral [Map], which office he retained till 1909. At the same time he became Chaplain and Censor of Cosin's Hall. In 1864 this Hall was closed and next year he was appointed to the living of St Mary the Less. in the South Bailey, Durham. and continued Rector of this little parish till he died.
After 1856. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to those of the 68th (The Durham) Light Infantry who, died or were invalided and subsequently died, during the Crimean War, erected by the Officers of the Regiment, and by Officers who fermeley served in it.
After 1859. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Bishop Edward Maltby (age 88).
In 1861 Bishop Charles Baring (age 53) was appointed Bishop of Durham.
1874. Marble Choir Screen and Pulpit by George Gilbert Scott at Durham Cathedral [Map]
After 1874. Chapel of the Nine Altars, Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Grand Master John Fawcett.
In 1875 Bishop Joseph Barber Lightfoot (age 46) was consecrated Bishop of Durham.
On 15 May 1875 Bishop Joseph Barber Lightfoot (age 47) was enthroned as Bishop of Durham.
After 1879. Chapel of the Nine Altars, Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorials to Georgiana Henrietta Louisa Wellesley (age 72), Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan, his wife Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan, and Emily Ann Charlotte Wellesley.
Georgiana Henrietta Louisa Wellesley:
On 28 Dec 1806 she was born to Reverend Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Emily Maud Cadogan.
On 01 Mar 1879 Georgiana Henrietta Louisa Wellesley died.
Emily Ann Charlotte Wellesley:
On 23 Oct 1803 she was born to Reverend Gerald Valerian Wellesley and Emily Maud Cadogan.
On 26 Jan 1836 Robert Liddell and she were married.
On 22 Oct 1876 Emily Ann Charlotte Wellesley died.
After 1879. Chapel of the Nine Altars, Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorials to Cadogan and Wellesley families.
01 Nov 1900. A window dedicated to Lieutenant Charles Duncombe Shafto was unveiled at Durham Cathedral [Map]. The service was attended by Sergeant Major Clements, Sergeant Major Fisher and Colour Sergeant Shearwood.
Lieutenant Charles Duncombe Shafto:
In 1878 he was born to Charles Ottiwell Duncombe Shafto and Helena Rosa Wilkinson.
On 05 Feb 1900 Lieutenant Charles Duncombe Shafto was killed in action whilst serving with the Durham Light Infantry on the first day of Battle of Vaal Krantz.
After 23 Sep 1905. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to George Hans Hamilton (deceased).
George Hans Hamilton: On 21 Jan 1823 he was born. In 1865 he was appointed Archdeacon of Northumberland. In 1865 he was appointed Archdeacon of Lindisfarne which office he held until 1882. On 23 Sep 1905 he died.
After 1915. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Monument to Bishop Joseph Barber Lightfoot.
After 1915. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorials to Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart 6th Marquess Londonderry (age 62) and his wife Theresa Susey Helen Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Londonderry (age 58) sculpted by John Tweed (age 45).
In 1921 John Meade Falkner (age 62) became Honorary Reader in paleography at the University of Durham, as well as Honorary Librarian to the Dean and Chapter Library of Durham Cathedral [Map].
1930. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to unknown person sculpted by Robert Kiddey.
After 22 Jul 1932. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial in the South Cloister to John Meade Falkner (deceased).
After 1933. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Brigadier-General Herbert Conyers Surtees (age 74).
After 1934. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Arms of St Cuthbert restored and replaced in memory of Dawson Dawson-Walker Canon of Durham Cathedral [Map] and Professor of Divinity.
After 1945. Durham Cathedral [Map]. War Memorial.
1968. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorials to the Durham Light Infantry.
On 06 Jul 1984 Bishop David Jenkins (age 59) was consecrated Bishop of Durham.
After 2008. Chapel of the Nine Altars, Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to John Herbert Severn Wild and his wife Margaret Wild.
After 2008. Chapel of the Nine Altars, Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Bishop David Jenkins (age 82) and Stella Mary "Mollie" Peet (deceased).
Bishop David Jenkins: On 26 Jan 1925 he was born. In 1949 he and Stella Mary "Mollie" Peet were married. On 06 Jul 1984 Bishop David Jenkins was consecrated Bishop of Durham. On 04 Sep 2016 he died.
Stella Mary "Mollie" Peet: In 1928 she was born. In 2008 she died.
Sep 2015. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Archaeologists announced that skeletons found in mass graves near Durham Cathedral were the remains of Scottish soldiers taken prisoner after the 1650 Battle of Dunbar. The archaeological evidence appeared to show that the bodies had been tipped into a mass grave with no signs of ceremony. The remains were reburied in May 2018.
2016. Durham Cathedral [Map]. List of the Bishops, Priors and Deans.
The River Wear rises near Killhope, County Durham [Map] as the Killhope Burn from where it flows past Cowshill, County Durham [Map] and Wearhead, County Durham [Map] after which it is known as the River Wear.
Thereafter it flows past St John's Chapel, County Durham [Map], Westgate, County Durham [Map], Eastgate, County Durham [Map], Stanhope, County Durham [Map], Forsterley, County Durham [Map], Wolsingham, County Durham [Map], Witton-le-Wear, County Durham [Map], Bishop Auckland, County Durham [Map], Willington, County Durham [Map], Sunderland Bridge, County Durham through Durham forming a great loop overrlooked by the Castle [Map] and Cathedral [Map], past Chester-le-Street, County Durham [Map] and through Sunderland, County Durham [Map] where it joins the North Sea.
Dean John Montagu was appointed Dean of Durham.
