Historical Markers and War Memorials in Durham, England

By Michael Herrick, August 20, 2018

Alfred Robert Tucker Marker

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1 ► United Kingdom, England, County Durham, Durham — Alfred Robert Tucker —

Alfred Robert Tucker Curate of St. Nicholas Durham 1885 – 1899 3rd Bishop E.Eq. Africa 1890 – 1899 1st Bishop of Uganda 1899 – 1911 Canon of Durham 1911 – 1914 Born 1 April 1849 Died 15 June 1914 I . . . — — Map (db m126288) HM

2 ► United Kingdom, England, County Durham, Durham — Bishop Cosin’s Almshouses —

Bishop Cosin’s Almshouses 1666 Replacing Bishop Langley’s Song and Grammar Schools 1414 1923   1973 — — Map (db m126286) HM

3 ► United Kingdom, England, County Durham, Durham — Bishop Cosin’s Library —

Bishop Cosin’s Library 1669 Entrusted To The University 1935 1923   1973 — — Map (db m126291) HM

4 ► United Kingdom, England, County Durham, Durham — Captain Isidore Newman —

Capt Isidore Newman, MBE Jewish Secret Agent WW2 Special Operations Executive (SOE) lived at 52/53 Hawthorn Terrace. He was betrayed in France and murdered in Mauthausen concentration camp in 1944 Be strong and of good courage, . . . — — Map (db m222723) HM WM

5 ► United Kingdom, England, County Durham, Durham — Charles William Vane Stewart —

Charles William Vane Stewart 3rd Marquis of Londonderry Earl Vane and Baron Stewart Of Stewarts Court K.C. G.C.B. Lord Lieutenant County of Durham And Founder of Seaham Harbour General in the Army Born May 8th 1778 Died March 6th 1854 . . . — — Map (db m126168) HM

6 ► United Kingdom, England, County Durham, Durham — Durham Cathedral and Castle —

Durham Cathedral and Castle World Heritage Site In Accord with the Principles of the World Heritage Convention Durham Cathedral and Castle have been designated a World Heritage Site One of a number of protected areas of outstanding natural and . . . — — Map (db m122207) HM

7 ► United Kingdom, England, County Durham, Durham — Durham Light Infantry Boer War Memorial —

. . . — — Map (db m126287) WM

8 ► United Kingdom, England, County Durham, Durham — For Valour — Durham Light Infantry —

Durham Light Infantry For Valour Pte. J. Byrne, D.C.M.   Crimea 1854 Capt. T. de Courcy Hamilton.   Crimea 1855 Sgt. J. Murray.   New Zealand 1864 Pte. T. Kenny.   France 1915 Lt. Col. R.B. Bradford. M.C.   France 1916 Pte. M.W. . . . — — Map (db m126173) HM WM

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9 ► United Kingdom, England, County Durham, Durham — Former Exchequer —

Former Exchequer And Chancery of The Palatinate Built for Bishop Neville (1438 – 57) 1923   1973 — — Map (db m126293) HM

10 ► United Kingdom, England, County Durham, Durham — George William Kitchin —

George William Kitchin Dean of Winchester 1883   1894 Dean of Durham 1894   1912 First Chancellor of Durham University Born Dec 7 · 1827 Died Oct 13 · 1912 — — Map (db m126289) HM

11 ► United Kingdom, England, County Durham, Durham — Neptune —

Neptune This statue was given to the City in 1729 by George Bowes M.P. of Gibside and Streatlam as a symbol of the scheme to link Durham to the sea by improved navigation of the River Wear. It stood on top of the Market Place wellheads . . . — — Map (db m126170) HM

12 ► United Kingdom, England, County Durham, Durham — Old Registry —

Old Registry County Court House on this Site 1588 – 1811 Rebuilt as Diocesan Registry 1822 Passed to Union Society 1935 And to University Library 1978 — — Map (db m126290) HM

13 ► United Kingdom, England, County Durham, Durham — The Durham Light Infantry —

1758     1968 The Durham Light Infantry Dedicated to All Who Served in the Regiment And in Memory of Those Who Gave Their Lives In the Cause of Freedom Faithful ( side plaque ) The Regiment’s long connection with County . . . — — Map (db m126171) HM WM