South Street (Durham)
South Street is an affluent residential street in
Grade II listed buildings built in the Tudor Revival architecture and architecture of the modern era.[2][3]
The street is situated in a conservation area and runs 0.5 km from Pimlico near
Church of St Margaret of Antioch and Framwellgate Bridge. It is in walking distance from the Durham city centre.[4]
History
Sir Walter Scott was so inspired by the South Street view of the Durham Cathedral[5] that he wrote "Harold the Dauntless," a poem about Saxons and Vikings set in County Durham and published in 1817. The following lines from the poem are engraved into nearby Prebends Bridge:
Grey towers of Durham
Yet well I love thy mixed and massive piles
Half church of God, half castle 'gainst the Scot
And long to roam those venerable aisles
With records stored of deeds long since forgot.[6]
References
- ^ Durham City Framwellgate and Crossgate history
- ^ Glossary: LISTED BUILDING
- ^ Checking in: Grafton House, Durham City | Travel | The Observer
- ^ South Street, Durham City, DH1 - 6 bed - £985,000 - J W Wood - Durham
- ^ Buchan, John (1932). "Sir Walter Scott". Cassell.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Scott, Walter (1817). "Harold the Dauntless". James Eastburn & co.
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