The CC Trig Point bagger thread, now incorporating other interesting geographs

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 3rd

2.
Silver Street
Durham
County Durham

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101121369-32-silver-street-elvet-and-gilesgate-ward

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 3rd

3.

Pity Me
FramwellGate
County Durham

This was on the old A1/'Great North Road'

Various theories; https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/6977071.durham-memories-pity-mes-intriguing-name/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pity_Me
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5640646

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 3rd

4.

'Warwick House' (green door)
Main Street (ex 'Great North Road'/A1)
Felton
Northumberland

This was our home for the week

https://www.cottages.com/cottages/warwick-house-uk34138

The telephone pole is outside ‘our’ front door; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/334272

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 3rd

5.

North Eastern Bank (was built as..)
Barclays (closed in the 1960s)
Main Street (ex 'Great North Road'/A1)
Felton
Northumberland

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4371441

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 3rd

6.

Coach & Horses
Main Street (ex 'Great North Road'/A1)
Felton
Northumberland

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 3rd

7.

The two bridge
(ex 'Great North Road'/A1)
Felton
Northumberland

The 'Old Bridge'
Built in the 15th century

The ribbing, the bridge was widened in 1788

The 'New' Bridge
Opened in 1927, when the old one was pedestrianised

Downstream the Coquets higher waters left this bench looking that odd

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101041879-old-felton-bridge-over-river-coquet-felton
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4783745

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1802104

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Slide the blue circle for an aeriel view
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=55.29628&lon=-1.71219&layers=168&b=1

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 3rd

8.

Passageway to the (ex) 'Old Briton Inn
(ex 'Great North Road'/A1)
Felton
Northumberland

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 3rd

9.

MilePost
The Peth
(ex 'Great North Road'/A1)
Felton
Northumberland

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6056082

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 3rd

10.

Wansbeck (Telfords) Bridge
A197 (ex 'Great North Road'/A1)
Morpeth
Northumberland

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101303312-new-bridge-telford-bridge-morpeth
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5258488

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 3rd

11.

Bridge Street
Morpeth
Northumberland

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2924278

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 3rd
12.

Some of the Yard signs (some from old Inns)
Bridge Street & NewGate
Morpeth
Northumberland

It'd have to be a pretty small horse, & that's a right-angle at the end

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 3rd
13.

The Old Post Office
(corner of) Bridge Street & NewGate
Morpeth
Northumberland

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 3rd
14.

On the square outside the Old Post Office
(some can be seen in #13)
(corner of) Bridge Street & NewGate
Morpeth
Northumberland

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 4th
15.

Northumberland Hall
Alnwick
Northumberland


The Great North Road, ran behind this
(before traffic size/density enforced a move, due to the limitations of the BondGate)

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...land-hall-assembly-rooms-alnwick#.YOqjJT2SnIU
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4153018

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 4th
16.

The Pant House (& Pant)
Main Street (ex 'Great North Road'/A1)
Felton
Northumberland

Pant being a Northumbrian word/phrase for a Well/spring

The only remaining one in the village

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1888559