**Correction* Old Elvet Bridge is older than Framwellgate Bridge, one of the arches is 12th century and others date from the 13th century.* If you enjoyed Durham Cathedral then you might well like a tour of York Minster kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqvcnXWveMuAjcksi=yznFfxwgJaGC5ksr
@lorrainerichardson32802 ай бұрын
It always astounds me that the 900 year old buildings are still sound buildings standing strong but buildings 60 years old are demolished as they are deemed either un-useable or unsafe. What a beautiful city Durham is. Another to wander around for a week. Thank you for the tour Simon and Will. =-)
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
We certainly don’t use the quality materials anymore and would not be able to build anything half as good these days!
@martyn8116Ай бұрын
It certainly defies logic. You can even say the same for many buildings of the Victorian era. The grand civic structures in US state capitals are a good example of this. My Lunch Break is a good channel for this kind of content.
@jackiemonk3542Ай бұрын
On my first visit in 2013, I was amazed at how old buildings were still standing & being used. Here in the US, it's sad what is torn down to make way for something that doesn't last but for a few years. Our east coast, New England area have beautiful saved structures that date back to the 1600s.
@user-wi9hv2pb2q6 күн бұрын
Whenever a city tears something historic down i feel awful. however, we have always done so as a species. but I appreciate seeing these lasting beauties.
@yvonnefarrell1029Ай бұрын
Three thumbs up! Thank you so much for this series and all the fantastic videos you two produce.😊
@Annie4Always2 ай бұрын
Incredible! Durham is such a beautiful, charming & interesting City! The Cathedral is absolutely magnificent & has such a fascinating history! Totally captivating! The entire City is truly amazing! Thank you for sharing this delightful City, along with such amazing footage & fascinating Commentary!
@heinpereboom55212 ай бұрын
Thanks for the beautiful images of this town! The cathedrals are very special, it was an unbelievable amount of work to make these works of art. Also a beautiful area to walk.
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Yes indeed we could never build anything close to this now.
@theoztreecrasher2647Ай бұрын
@@MemorySeekers We don't have to these days! St Elon has gifted us the Holy Crafts of AI and CGI! 😱
@bronte8262 ай бұрын
This was extra special for me. My ancestors dating back to the 1500's lived and died in Durham. It's wonderful to see where they lived, conducted daily lives and raised their children. My grandfather was the first born in the USA. Thank you for letting me join you in sharing this special place.
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
We are glad it was a personal visit for you on this video. 😊
@raymondporter2094Күн бұрын
You are always welcome to visit Durham in person. I suspect you'd enjoy it (and you could visit York & Whitby which both lie to the south of Durham and are FULL of history).
@pierre-ig1dj2 ай бұрын
That pub at the end of the video looked cozy
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
It was a lovely place, wish we could have filmed more but did not want to film other patrons. They were very friendly.
@brandieo61652 ай бұрын
These little towns are such a delightful way to spend a weekend. I could never get bored if I lived in England! So much history to explore. Thanks again!❤
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
The big problem is being able to travel to them in a weekend. You start close to home and then you get further and further away, until you just can’t do the journey’s easily. We need to move!! 😂😂
@semperbufo152Ай бұрын
Another superb video.Thankyou for allowing me to be with you.❤
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
You are so welcome
@patriciadiaz83162 ай бұрын
Que hermosa ciudad , con casas muy antiguas , iglesias que cuentan historias , calles , el rio , además de un día hermoso con sol . Hermoso . Saludos de Chile.
@NancyHooper-i9r2 ай бұрын
Durham looks like a beautiful place filled with stunning old buildings and history. Definitely one for the bucket list, thanks for another great video, much appreciated.
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Our pleasure! Hope you make the visit some day.
@deborah857282 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for letting us tag along , one can see why it’s so popular .It’s setting is quite magnificent and it’s well preserved buildings just add to its attractions . You were lucky with the weather this visit !
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Yes, for a change we had some good weather. It does make all the difference.
@cdversa2 ай бұрын
Just beautiful! Loved all the history about the cathedral. You guys are the best guides for us armchair travelers! Thank you! ❤🌈👍
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Our pleasure!😊 thanks for watching 😊
@sandiandgregh2 ай бұрын
What a beautiful place. Sick with bronchitis and on a dull grey day, this was particularly wonderful to watch.
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Oh dear I do hope you feel better soon. X
@evelyngrammar2 ай бұрын
I love that you include maps of the areas you've walked. Thanks!
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Thanks, we try and give perspective on distances etc just helps show that many of these places are easy to walk around and not get lost.
@SmallWonda2 ай бұрын
What a lovely tour, guys, thank you. I really like Durham. I think it's one of the best English cities for its architecture and history - and one of the things I love the most is - did you notice?? NO horrible cables and double yellow lines. I don't know where people park, but if you compare it to a town like Rye, it's great for taking pictures of attractive houses and old buildings without the ugliness of cables, signage, spy cameras and barricades of cars ruining the scene! And at night - when we were there some years back, now, the lighting at night is very subdued, maybe it was gas, had the feel - but yes, well worth spending a few days, if not a week, as you can jump off there to plenty of other places of interest. Oh! from a suddenly stormy Tasmania - thanks, & happy travels. You'll have to go back to visit the Castle, as it is fascinating - I wonder if the student residents appreciate being steeped amidst such history?
@theoztreecrasher2647Ай бұрын
Never felt overcrowded by the wheeled dragons on my visit to Rye 14 years ago even when domiciled facing a thoroughfare. There were plenty of quiet country walks around the locality in addition to the historic town itself. The sound of the church bells resounding across that flat land was quite magical. 😊
@paulajayne444Ай бұрын
I love this, I have lived less than 45 minutes from Axbridge all my 53 years of life, and never knew any of the facts that you find. Really looking forward to hearing about Wells next week, you really do some great research into the places you visit. Thankyou for visiting Somerset xxx❤
@MemorySeekers24 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching. We have to give credit to the local heritage trail as they helped greatly in finding the interesting facts.
@paulajayne44424 күн бұрын
@MemorySeekers Your videos are amazing, I'm so glad I found you around 2/3 years ago. Have watched a couple more than once, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens to name a couple. Thankyou again Guys xx❤️💙💙
@terrylawton43232 ай бұрын
Riveting viewing from start to finish as usual, well done lads 👏🙏
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Thank you!
@lindamccaughey66692 ай бұрын
That was incredibly beautiful. The whole place is incredible. All those beautiful buildings, totally gorgeous. Thanks for taking me along. Please take care
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
It’s a very compact and easy walking city. Although a Saturday is full of party goers and should be avoided! 😄
@jayr.6172 ай бұрын
What a gorgeous historical place. I wish I had Dorothy's magical red shoes.
Outstanding architecture with wonderful church, I enjoyed watching. No wonder it took 7 yrs, for the result is so worth I loved it. Whole video is so marvelous & perfectly narrated, I learn so much in each video. Thank u both for sharing good stuff as always 😊
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Thank you we could never build anything like this now.
@harshap7224Ай бұрын
@MemorySeekers absolutely 💯
@SaraMercer-v6iАй бұрын
Thanks to your videos, I may have to get a bigger bucket to keep my wishlist in. Your presentations are top notch 😊
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Thank you, so kind ☺
@OjanOjimАй бұрын
Terimakasih sudah diajak jalan jalan... dari Indonesia 🇮🇩🙏🙏💖💖 God bless
@MrSandancer2 ай бұрын
Went to see a few tribute bands at the cathedral. From the moment they started I realised why they built the roof that way; acoustics were superb and it was as if the whole ceiling was a speaker. There was no mistake; the bishops words were meant to come from above.
@rondriggers27552 ай бұрын
Beautiful and informative as always. Thanks
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Our pleasure!
@jamesellsworth9673Ай бұрын
This has been a fine video essay on Durham!
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Thank you for watching.
@Jechidat_OketzАй бұрын
Wonderful Town, thx for showing.
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@BlackDogOrangeKettle2 ай бұрын
Another fantastic video thank you. Better than mainstream tv travel programs. You are very skilled 😊
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Thank you! 😃 so kind 😊
@sanjaybarve82782 ай бұрын
Thank you Brother for sharing this one... ❤❤❤
@nigelcowie6883Ай бұрын
What a great video!
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Thank you!
@Anita-he8pc2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your work! Love all of your videos, much appreciated! Best wishes!
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Many thanks!
@macchiatomachiatoАй бұрын
beautiful city
@SRC21584Ай бұрын
Thanks for the beautiful video. Love history and learnt a lot from your videos. Greetings from NZ😊
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@takahirokono66372 ай бұрын
Your Camera works and Editing, both are excellent. Also your choice for a Guide is a very good taste. You generated me to come to Burham.
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Thank you
@shaunmckenna1923Ай бұрын
Hello Simon / Will , great video Durham has a lot to see its a place i know very little about , thanks for this well worth a trip.
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
I wish some of the places had been open so it could have been longer!
@littlechris56562 ай бұрын
It's always worth checking if the castle is open as it is used frequently by the University even in holidays
@Talus-hallux12 ай бұрын
Durham cathedral is magnificent! Is it that sunny in Durham in mid November? Thanks for a great video.
@MemorySeekers2 ай бұрын
It could be on a cold crisp day but this was filmed in June
@kimbenson2920Ай бұрын
Lovely vid. Brought back great memories. Thanks, guys..
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
So pleased we stirred the memories!
@margaretenglish43262 ай бұрын
Fabulous video esp for folks like me who haven't been to Durham... but I will certainly be going. Thank you for the trouble you both go to make these videos available for us viewers. God bless
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Glad it was helpful, hope you do make it 😊
@RedStickLouisianaАй бұрын
Your videos are always so well done, and I look forward to a new one each week. Thank you for getting up early to show us the unobstructed views of Durham. Also, you happened to mention my surname in this video, which was a thrill for me.
@steveball19592 ай бұрын
Our lunch stop on the way up to Northumberland, lovely vity with plenty to see and lots of places to eat, but like you say Saturdays in Durham are stupid .
@withnail702 ай бұрын
I wouldn't worry about not getting into the castle, mate. I grew up in Newcastle and never successfully did so, even though my dad went to Durham School. 😂
@PalomaCantóndelaLama2 ай бұрын
😮👏🏻👏🏻
@stephengraham50992 ай бұрын
The Sanctuary' knocker', correct name Sanctuary Ring is a replica. The original is in the Cathedral's museum.😀
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
So I looked it up on my photos of the visit and the information board that sits next to the door says knocker? Then I looked up the website and that says ring and it even goes to say there was not evidence it was used as a knocker?? Strange the would then put that in the information board at the door?
@stephengraham5099Ай бұрын
@@MemorySeekers It is strange. I guess the great majority of people wouldsay it's a knocker. I have two books about the Cathedral. Durham Cathedral Light of the North describes it as a knocker. Durham Cathedral History Fabric and Culture's index says sanctuary ring door knocker and describes it in the text as a ring on one page, but on another it is called a knocker. Btw, great drone shots.
@paullewis2413Ай бұрын
The great cathedral was begun during the reign of William 2nd however he seems to have been all but airbrushed out of English history as he is very seldom mentioned. The only time we hear anything about him now is in regard to his mysterious death at only 44 during a hunting expedition though he was a very influential monarch.
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
Thank you for highlighting this point.
@paullewis2413Ай бұрын
@ You are welcome and thank you for this upload with your excellent filming. As an architectural historian I consider Durham Cathedral among the World’s greatest buildings.
@elijahhodges440511 күн бұрын
Sad that William had to take his throne back from Harold the usurper. Imagine how much better it would have been if Harold simply called upon William and showed him to the throne. But we can't change history. Maybe however we can change a few minds. William was married to a descendant of Alfred the Great. But Britain fails to recognize her in any of the stories.
@AbidAlhaleemhafiz2 ай бұрын
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@Dao0253Ай бұрын
❤❤❤🇨🇦
@pilicasasfernandez3031Ай бұрын
La catedral es catolica ?.bueno cristiana es y preciosa.
@SleepCrusher7 күн бұрын
So everyone gives a 10% of their income?
@CynthiaEvans-i2f2 ай бұрын
@MemorySeekersАй бұрын
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@brianhumphrey39292 ай бұрын
why is the text so big. can hardly see anything.
@crlclssic2 ай бұрын
What text lol
@MemorySeekers2 ай бұрын
Turn off closed caption it is not in the video
@riverhope54695 күн бұрын
Durham cathedral is where Saint cuthbert was buried a tomb inside the cathedral... Pilgrims from all over Europe came to pray and miracles were seen..... It was Catholic built by catholics.... St cuthbert is the patron saint of Northumberland.... 4 monks had to carry his coffin from lindisfarne in the 7th century to escape the viking raids... For years they travelled stopping all over the north East in hideaway places.... To keep from being captured by vikings... When they came to Durham the cart where he laid pulled by horses stopped and wouldn't go any further... Monks took this as a sign... That this place is where he will rest... So they built the first church on the spot made of wood in the 8th century.... Which is where he lay until the 16th century and protestant reformation... An army was sent to Durham to destroy the relics of St cuthbert.... But the monks took him away and replaced him with another... Story has it that he was un- corrupted and looked like he was sleeping when the monks opened his coffin in 11th century.... Only his garments were decayed.... And his whereabouts is a mystery... England was catholic for a thousand yrs... The English were robbed of the true faith of our ancestors... Henry 8th forced this imposter on us.... Built on lust, greed and power... Much blood is on his hands and Elizabeth 1, also Cromwell.... Devil's... England is the dowry of "Blessed virgin Mary" and we were blessed "Merry England" it was... 500yrs of lies of those who rule over us... England will return to her Catholic roots.. Stolen from us.... The faith of our people the English.... Christ is king.... God bless! Ave Maria!