HOME OF JOHN MEADE FALKNER (1858 – 1932) BIBLIOPHILE AND AUTHOR.

SITE OF HOUSE OF JOHN GULLY M.P. (1783-1863)PRIZE- FIGHTER, RACE – HORSE AND COLLIERY. OWNER

SIR OVE ARUP(1895-1988) ACADEMICIAN CHAMPION OF TOTAL ARCHITECTURE AND DOYEN OF 20th CENTURY STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS HE PERSONALLY DESIGNED EVERY DETAIL OF KINGSGATE BRIDGE (1963), AND WAS THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTURAL ADVISER FOR DUNELM HOUSE (1965)

56 CLAYPATH. JAMES FINLAY WEIR JOHNSTON. Applied Scientist and Scholar lived here 1826-55. From his bequest was founded the Durham Johnston School.

Durham ice rink opened in 1940 at the start of World War Two and was located at this site. Founded by local entrepreneur John (Icy); Smith, the much-loved rink was home to the legendary Durham Wasps hockey team until 1996.

The site of Durham University’s Women’s Hostel established on 22nd April 1899 as the first residential accommodation for women students. It was later renamed St. Mary’s College which is now located on Elvet Hill Road.

Professor Dame Rosemary Cramp renowned archaeologist and Anglo-Saxon specialised lived at 12 Church Street between 1972 and 1988. The first female Professor at Durham University, she developed the University’s Archaeology Department and led notable excavations at the twin monastery of Monkwearmouth – Jarrow.

Bow Cottage. World-renowned sculptor Dr Fenwick Lawson ARCA lived here 1977 – 2015. The beloved ‘Journey’ and many other esteemed sculptures were created here.