This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 Excerpt: ...extraordinary doorway represented by one of our engravings to confirm this? Few, if any, English cities are characterised by so much grandeur as that imparted to "time-honoured Durham" by the ancient portion of the city, crowning as it does a lofty rocky peninsula, which rises almost abruptly from the Wear on the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 Excerpt: ...extraordinary doorway represented by one of our engravings to confirm this? Few, if any, English cities are characterised by so much grandeur as that imparted to "time-honoured Durham" by the ancient portion of the city, crowning as it does a lofty rocky peninsula, which rises almost abruptly from the Wear on the southern, eastern, and western sides. Two ancient bridges cross the river at the neck of the peninsula, and the old north road between York and Newcastle which runs between them, at the foot of a steep ascent facing the north, is some fifty yards within the site of a moat,1 which extended completely across from Elvet to Framwellgate Bridge, and thus isolated the ancient town. 1 The name of Clay-port Gate (now the entrance to a street corrupted to Claypath), whose ancient name was Cleur-port or sluice-gate, seems to bear record to the ancient existence of this moat. DURHAM CASTLE. 31 Upon the north end of the rocky eminence stands the body of the Norman Castle, and eastward are some remains of the walls and bastions which inclosed the great Keep Tower. Between these outer defences and the river was the ancient roadway (now Saddler Street) to the outer Bailey by a gate at the south east angle of the Castle.1 Passing the site of this gateway tower, and following a steep ascent (now Queen Street) we come to the Palace Green, having the Cathedral upon its southern boundary and the Castle to the north. The outer defences along this side were terminated towards the west by the inner Bailey or gateway to the court-yard.2 We will now suppose ourselves in the court-yard, having on its south side the gateway and its flanking walls. From its east side rises a steep artificial mound, surmounted by the Keep Tower, having an external staircase of commun...
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