Horrid Histories
Jimmy Allens
This pub has one of the strangest histories of any in Britain. Today it is a favourite venue for the young people of Durham looking for a good time. Two hundred years it was hell on earth…
Dun Cow
This pub is more than likely the oldest in City of Durham. Dun Cow was the scene of a nationally famous incident back in August 1883 that is now all but forgotten in the city….
Finchale Priory
According to “A Ghost Carnival” by Aidan Chambers, this bridge / Entrance Box are subject to a time-slip case. The bridge turns to a wooden structure and the paybox turns to a cottage.
The Durham Martyrs
The time of the Tudor kings and queens was a difficult time for religious people. Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic church and started what is now called the Protestant Church, or Church of England. Part of this involved taking away the wealth and closing down Finchale Priory which fell into ruins.
St. Mary-le-Bow's church
With a little imagination it can be argued that a bearded figure is visible in the stone below the main entrance to St. Mary-le-Bow’s church (North Bailey of Durham City). Can you see it? It’s thought that the figure resembles a former church musician who played at the church between 1780-1850.