Durham, St Mary Le Bow 1918
Photo ref: 68230
Made in Britain logo

Photo ref: 68230
Photo of Durham, St Mary Le Bow 1918

More about this scene

St Mary-le-Bow is thought to occupy the site of the first Saxon church to be built on the peninsula - this is where St Cuthbert's remains were housed when they were first brought to Durham. The medieval church was badly damaged in 1637 during the collapse of part of the North Bailey. It was rebuilt in 1683, and the tower was added in 1703. St Mary-le-Bow was the parish church for the northern part of the peninsula.

Memories of Durham, St Mary-le-Bow 1918

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Durham, St Mary Le Bow 1918

Sparked a Memory for you?

If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

While at University my daily walk led me up Dun Cow Lane, on the left of this photo. In 1956 the railings in front of the houses had all disappeared. The ancient church of St.Mary-le-Bow was built of sandstone, and as it stood on a rather draughty and exposed corner, the soft stone suffered badly from wind erosion - I can remember the big holes which eventually formed in the ashlars. Later it was closed because it ...see more