Secret City of Durham

Durham City is a remarkable place, a priceless historical gem and, deservedly, a World Heritage Site. Over 1,000 years Durhams great beauty and history has inspired many architectural descriptions and guides. This book follows in their footsteps but then takes a different path. Wandering through the cathedrals darkened cloisters, the citys narrow medieval streets and the rivers winding pathways, Secret City of Durham is one mans view of this famed peninsula an occasionally quirky tour through history that looks beyond the iconic architecture and behind the fascinating jumble of city buildings. The author peels back their faades to reveal the bewildering changes and on the way points out the lesser-known facts and characters associated with them. What points the way to Durham Cathedral and St Cuthberts tomb and where can it be found? Who lived in Windy Gap? Why St Mary-the-Less? Secret City of Durham answers these fascinating questions and many more in a modern pilgrimage through the city.