Featured on buildings in The College, Durham Cathedral (the former outer court of the Benedictine Priory) are the coats of arms of four Bishops of Durham:
Nathaniel Crewe, 3rd Baron Crewe, Bishop of Durham 1674 to 1721
Richard Trevor, Bishop of Durham 1752 to 1771
John Egerton, Bishop of Durham 1771 to 1787
Shute Barrington, Bishop of Durham 1791 to 1826
Inside the gateway to The College is a copy of a drawing listing the coats of arms and their location. The original – Drawing of armorial bearings in the College, Durham Cathedral, by Cordingly & McIntyre, Architects of Durham – can be seen in Durham Cathedral Library’s collection of Additional Manuscripts (Chapter Library Acc No 50351). Note: there is one additional coat of arms: an eroded one on No 6 The College.
The coats of arms are:
Crew – on the riverside at the entrance to the Dark Entry
Crewe – inside The College, on the wall of the Dark Entry
Egerton – on the wall of No 13 The College, located in the higher position
Egerton – on the wall of No 13 The College, located in the lower position
Trevor – on the wall of No 14 The College
Durham – on the wall of No 12 The College
Egerton – Choir School
Barrington – Choir School
Eroded coat of arms – No 6 The College
Egerton – No 16 The College
Crewe – riversideCrewe- Dark EntryEgerton- No 13, higherEgerton – No 13, lowerTrevor – No 14Durham – No 12Barrington – No 12Egerton – Choir SchoolBarrington – Choir SchoolEroded coat of arms – No 6Egerton – No 6
