The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, Vol. 2 Approaching the city from the north, it has the most roman tic and uncommon appearance: It seems to be scattered over a multitude of irregular hills, (for the ground by which it is ap proached is thrown up into round mounts), and we discover various parts of the town, the castle, and churches, through se veral vallies in one point of view, so that they appear like so many distinct places. The west front of the castle is seen on the summit of a ragged and steep rock, with some parts of the ca thedral and the street of St Giles, as if totally unconnected with the rest of the town, is spread over the brow of a distant emi nence. The hollow passes amongst the hills on the north-west of the city, afford beautiful and picturesque prospects. At Cas tle-chair, where the view is much confined, the castle and cathe dral have a noble appearance, the octagon tower of the former, with the mound on which it is placed, have a grand effect. On the eminence Opposite to shaw-vvood, the view just mentioned is enlarged, yet, the distant branches of the town being inter cepted by rising grounds, leave the principal objects in the most distinct and picturesque arrangement. Approaching from the east down the street of St Giles, we command the second noblest view of the city: In front, the river Were forms a fine canal through a rich vale, crossed by Elvet bridge, of seven wet arches, and many other land arches, the town crowds the swift risings of the hill, pile upon pile, the castle and cathedral church crowning the summit of the eminence. To the left are seen the banks of Elvet and the church, ¿anked by a distant forest of oaks, and the groves which hang on the margin of the river: On the right is a view of newton-hall, and the adjacent grounds. - To this general description, more minute particulars will be added as we pass through the city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.