'Durham from the River', 1898. Construction of Durham Castle began in 1072 under the orders of William the Conqueror, it is a Norman motte and bailey castle, wholly occupied since 1840 by University College, Durham. From "Our Own Country, Volume II". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

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