Durham Castle

Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous role as the residence of the Bishops of Durham. Designated since 1986 as a cultural World Heritage Site in England, along with Durham Cathedral, the castle is open to the general public to visit, but only through guided tours, since it is in use as a working building and is home to over 100 students. The castle stands on top of a hill above the River Wear on Durham's peninsula, opposite Durham Cathedral.

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Brancepeth Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in County Durham, England, UK
Bywell Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Bywell, Northumberland, England, UK
Hylton Castle ⓘ
castle in Sunderland, UK
Prudhoe Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Prudhoe, Northumberland, England, UK
Tynemouth Castle and Priory ⓘ
historic coastal site in north-eastern England
Durham Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Durham, England, UK
Newcastle upon Tyne Castle ⓘ
11th-century castle in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
Auckland Castle ⓘ
castle in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England, UK
Raby Castle ⓘ
medieval castle in England
Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort ⓘ
Roman fort and museum in South Shields, United Kingdom
Bessie Surtees House ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Bowes Railway ⓘ
British preserved standard gauge cable railway system (built 1826)
Bywell Hall ⓘ
country house in Northumbria, UK
Cherryburn ⓘ
18th-century historic vernacular building in Mickley, Northumberland, England, UK
Durham Cathedral Museum ⓘ
Museum located in Durham Cathedral, UK
Durham Heritage Centre and Museum ⓘ
museum: redundant church
Durham University Museum of Archaeology ⓘ
Archaeological museum at the University of Durham
George Stephenson's Birthplace ⓘ
historic house museum in Wylam, Northumberland, England, UK
Heugh Battery Museum ⓘ
artillery battery and museum in Headland, Hartlepool, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
HMS Trincomalee ⓘ
1817 Leda-class fifth-rate frigate
PS Wingfield Castle ⓘ
1934 paddle steamer ferry
Ryhope Engines Museum ⓘ
museum in Sunderland, UK
Segedunum Roman Fort & Museum ⓘ
museum in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery ⓘ
Museum in South Tyneside, United Kingdom
Tanfield Railway ⓘ
preserved railway in County Durham, England
Weardale Railway ⓘ
heritage railway in County Durham, England, UK
Washington Old Hall ⓘ
manor house associated with the family of George Washington
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens ⓘ
museum in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House Museum ⓘ
museum in Tynemouth, England, United Kingdom
Laing Art Gallery ⓘ
Art gallery in Newcastle, United Kingdom
Hatton Gallery ⓘ
art museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Durham University, Oriental Museum ⓘ
museum in England, United Kingdom
Beamish, The Living Museum of The North ⓘ
open-air museum in County Durham, United Kingdom
Hopetown Darlington ⓘ
railway museum in County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Charge! The Story of England's Northern Cavalry ⓘ
museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Washington 'F' Pit Museum ⓘ
museum in Washington, England, United Kingdom
Newburn Hall Motor Museum ⓘ
museum in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
Wylam Railway Museum ⓘ
museum in Wylam, England, UK
Stephenson Railway Museum ⓘ
Railway museum in North Shields, United Kingdom
North East Bus Museum ⓘ
museum in Gateshead, England, UK
Jarrow Hall ⓘ
museum in Jarrow, England, United Kingdom
National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool ⓘ
maritime museum in Hartlepool, England
Hartlepool Art Gallery ⓘ
art gallery in Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom
Museum of Hartlepool ⓘ
museum in United Kingdom
Centre for Life ⓘ
science museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art ⓘ
Art gallery in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.
Locomotion ⓘ
railway museum, transport museum, collection museum, children's museum, open-air museum in Shildon, United Kingdom
Seven Stories ⓘ
museum and visitor centre in Newcastle, United Kingdom
Mining Art Museum ⓘ
museum in Bishop Auckland, England, UK

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601 Tynemouth Castle and Priory

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1080 Newcastle upon Tyne Castle

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1183 Auckland Castle

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1378 Raby Castle

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1183 Washington Old Hall

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1846 Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

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1887 Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House Museum

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1904 Laing Art Gallery

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1925 Hatton Gallery

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1960 Durham University, Oriental Museum

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1970 Beamish, The Living Museum of The North

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1975 Hopetown Darlington

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1976 Charge! The Story of England's Northern Cavalry

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1976 Washington 'F' Pit Museum

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1979 Newburn Hall Motor Museum

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1981 Wylam Railway Museum

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1982 Stephenson Railway Museum

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1986 North East Bus Museum

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1993 Jarrow Hall

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1994 National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool

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1996 Hartlepool Art Gallery

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1996 Museum of Hartlepool

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2000 Centre for Life

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2002 Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art

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2004 Locomotion

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2005 Seven Stories

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2017 Mining Art Museum

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Durham - Google Art Project

Sfec-durham-castle-2007-261

'Durham; the Castle and Cathedral from the River' by Robert Batty

Durham castle

Castle Folk On Keep Terrace

Illustration from Rickman's "Styles of Architecture in England"

St George. Durham Castle

South West View of Durham Cathedral and Castle

Great Hall, University College, Durham

Tunstall Chapel, University College, Durham

Auckland and Durham Castles in the Eighteenth Century - chapter published in 2017
The origins and development of Durham Castle to AD 1217: the archaeological and architectural record - doctoral thesis by Martin Leyland, 1994, online
The Castle and Keep Of Durham - scientific article published in January 1881
The English Castle - book published in 2011
Bishop Tunstall's alterations to Durham Castle, 1536–48 - article published in 2019
Durham Castle - , 1866
Durham Castle - article published in 2012
An excavation below Bishop Tunstal's Chapel, Durham Castle - , 1953
The Norman Chapel in Durham Castle - journal article, 2010

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

link	page		Historic England research records page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@		Wikidata
link	page		archINFORM page^@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page^@		Wikidata
site	castle		Brancepeth Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Bywell Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Hylton Castle	castle, building	Wikidata
site	castle		Prudhoe Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	601	Tynemouth Castle and Priory	castle, fort, historic house museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1072	Durham Castle	castle, university museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1080	Newcastle upon Tyne Castle	castle, archaeological site, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1183	Auckland Castle	castle, historic house museum, English country house, episcopal palace	Wikidata
site	castle	1378	Raby Castle	quadrangular castle, castle, historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort	castrum, local authority museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bessie Surtees House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bowes Railway	museum, cable railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Bywell Hall	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Cherryburn	historic house museum, birth house	Wikidata
site	museum		Durham Cathedral Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Durham Heritage Centre and Museum	museum, church closure, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Durham University Museum of Archaeology	university museum, archaeological museum	Wikidata
site	museum		George Stephenson's Birthplace	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Heugh Battery Museum	artillery battery, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Trincomalee	museum ship, frigate, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		PS Wingfield Castle	museum ship, paddle steamer, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		Ryhope Engines Museum	museum, pumping station	Wikidata
site	museum		Segedunum Roman Fort & Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		South Shields Museum & Art Gallery	city museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tanfield Railway	heritage railway, railway line	Wikidata
site	museum		Weardale Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1183	Washington Old Hall	manor house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1846	Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens	local museum, natural history museum, museum building, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1887	Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1904	Laing Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1925	Hatton Gallery	art museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1960	Durham University, Oriental Museum	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1970	Beamish, The Living Museum of The North	charitable organization, open-air museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Hopetown Darlington	railway museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Charge! The Story of England's Northern Cavalry	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Washington 'F' Pit Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Newburn Hall Motor Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Wylam Railway Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Stephenson Railway Museum	museum, railway museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	North East Bus Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Jarrow Hall	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool	maritime museum, naval museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Hartlepool Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Museum of Hartlepool	local museum, maritime museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Centre for Life	science museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Locomotion	railway museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Seven Stories	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Mining Art Museum	mining museum, art gallery	Wikidata
commons	image		Durham - Google Art Project		Commons
commons	image		Sfec-durham-castle-2007-261		Commons
commons	image		'Durham; the Castle and Cathedral from the River' by Robert Batty		Commons
commons	image		Durham castle		Commons
commons	image		Castle Folk On Keep Terrace		Commons
commons	image		Illustration from Rickman's "Styles of Architecture in England"		Commons
commons	image		St George. Durham Castle		Commons
commons	image		South West View of Durham Cathedral and Castle		Commons
commons	image		Great Hall, University College, Durham		Commons
commons	image		Tunstall Chapel, University College, Durham		Commons

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