In conclusion, in addition to thanking the contributors of the various chapters for the care with which they have treated their subjects, thanks are due to the Rev. William Greenwell and to the Rev. Dr. Gee, who have both made useful suggestions.

CONTENTS

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[Historical Introduction]By the Rev. Henry Gee, D.D., F.S.A.[1]
[Topography of Durham]By Miss M. Hope Dodds[24]
[Folk-lore of the County of Durham]By Mrs. Newton W. Apperley[44]
[The Legends of Durham]By Miss Florence N. Cockburn[65]
[Place-names in the Durham Dales]By W. Morley Egglestone[79]
[Durham Cathedral]By the Rev. William Greenwell, M.A., etc.[108]
[Finchale Priory]By J. Tavenor-Perry[130]
[Monkwearmouth and Jarrow]By the Rev. Douglas S. Boutflower, M.A.[146]
[The Parish Churches of Durham]By Wilfrid Leighton[162]
[Monumental Inscriptions]By Edwin Dodds[182]
[The Castles and Halls of Durham]By Henry R. Leighton[198]
[Durham Associations of John Wesley]By the Rev. T. Cyril Dale, B.A.[229]
[The Old Families of Durham]By Henry R. Leighton[239]
[Index][257]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[Durham Cathedral][Frontispiece]
(From the picture by J. M. W. Turner, R.A.)
Page, or Facing Page
[Portrait of William James, Bishop of Durham, 1606-1617][6]
(From the painting at Lambton Castle)
[The Market-Cross at Darlington][25]
[An Old Tithe-barn at Durham][27]
[Bishop Pudsey’s Charter to the City of Durham, and Pope Alexander III.’s Confirmation thereof][30]
(From a copy made by Christopher Fawcett, of Newcastle, originally issued as one of the Allan Tracts)
[Jack Crawford’s Birth-place, Sunderland][35]
[The Palace, Bishop Auckland][38]
(From a drawing by W. Daniell, R.A.)
[Barnard Castle][40]
(From a drawing by E. Dayes)
[Brancepeth Castle in 1777][42]
(From an old Print)
[The Palace Green, Durham][64]
(From an old Print)
[The Dun Cow Panel, Durham Cathedral][67]
[Hilton Castle from the North][70]
[Lambton Castle, 1835][74]
(From the picture by T. Allom)
[The Kepier Hospital][90]
[The Crypt, Durham Cathedral][112]
[The Sanctuary Knocker, Durham Cathedral][119]
[Durham Cathedral: The Western Towers from a window in the Monks’ Library][120]
(From a drawing by R. W. Billings, 1844)
[Piscina in Choir, Finchale Priory][135]
[Choir, Finchale Priory][137]
[The Church from the North-west, Finchale Priory][139]
[Plan of the Ruins of Finchale Priory][140]
[Front of the Chapter House, Finchale Priory][141]
[Crypt under Refectory, Finchale Priory][142]
[The Prior’s Lodging, Finchale Priory][143]
[Monkwearmouth Church][146]
[Old Stone, Monkwearmouth][148]
[Ornamental Stonework, Monkwearmouth Cathedral][153]
[Jarrow Church][154]
(From a photograph by G. Hastings)
[Early English Snakes, Monkwearmouth Church][157]
[Norton Church][172]
[Boldon Spire][176]
[Anglo-Saxon Stone at Chester-le-Street][184]
[Witton Castle in 1779][198]
(From a contemporary print by Bailey)
[Lumley Castle][202]
[Hilton Castle: West Front][206]
[Old Tower at Ravensworth Castle][210]
[The Cross at Ravensworth][212]
[Streatlam Castle][214]
(From a photograph by E. Yeoman, Barnard Castle)
[Raby Castle in 1783][218]
(From a contemporary Print)
[Gainford Hall][222]
[The Old Hall at Thorpe Thewles][223]
[Fen Hall][224]
(From a photograph by Mrs. Greenwell)
[A Corner of Washington Hall][225]
[The Doorway, West Rainton Hall][227]
[General John Lambton, 1710-1794][244]
(From the portrait by G. Romney at Lambton Castle)
[Hoppyland Park][248]
[Portrait of Sir George Bowes][254]
(From the painting at Streatlam Castle)

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
By the Rev. Henry Gee, D.D., F.S.A., Master of University College, Durham

IN the older maps of England, that portion of the country which we call the county of Durham is generally described as "Episcopatus Dunelmensis," or the Bishopric of Durham, or simply the Bishopric. A further glance at the adjacent districts of Northumberland and Yorkshire shows that there are portions larger or smaller of those counties which are marked as integral parts of Durham. These members of the Bishopric are Norhamshire, Islandshire, and Bedlingtonshire in Northumberland, with the Manors of Northallerton, Howden, and Crayke, and certain lands adjacent to them in Yorkshire. These portions of the Bishopric were only cut off from it and merged in their own surrounding counties within the memory of persons still living. Indeed, the distinction between Bishopric folk and County folk—that is to say, people of Durham and people of Northumberland—is not yet quite forgotten, and looks back to a very interesting piece of English history that has to do with a state of things in the North of England which has now passed away.