Between Abbey Gate and Water Gate: the fascinating history of St. Cuthbert’s Society’s South Bailey houses
Robert Banks
Saturday 22 November at 2.30 pm
The Dining Hall, St Cuthbert’s Society, South Bailey
The streetscape of the Bailey in the heart of the ancient city is surely among the best known in Durham, but how did it develop and who has lived in the Bailey houses over the centuries of its existence? St Cuthbert’s Society, one of the oldest collegiate bodies in the University, now occupies several properties in the South Bailey, the most significant being numbers 8, 9, and 12.
The aim of this talk is to trace the history of these three important examples of Bailey properties, their buildings, owners and occupiers, from medieval times until their acquisitions by the University.
The talk is free and all are welcome.
