Ed Henderson 'On the track of the mail-coach', F.E. Baines, 1895, pdf page 217 at public-library.uk/dailyebook/On%…

School of Oriental Studies, Durham University, exhibition of photographs from 1924 expedition to Nepal.

Durham Cathedral this weekend. This is the successor to Lindisfarne Priory abandoned in 875 following Viking raids. The monks first moved to Chester-le-Street and then on to Durham in 995. The present Cathedral building was mostly built between 1093 and 1133. #medievalmonday

The Bassenthwaite Valley in the Lake District this morning just before the rain arrived.

#TinShedTuesday Bwlch Tocyn, Llyn Peninsula, North Wales.

Old and new in Barnard Castle, County Durham.

#WindowsonWednesday Early 19th Century former worsted mill, Barnard Castle, County Durham. About 30 years ago it was a huge book warehouse/shop but now apartments. Grade II listed.

Sunset from Bassenthwaite tonight.

Norman doorway into Durham Cathedral. The door is in the cloisters and part of the timber roof can be seen. #AdoorableThursday

The beach in Whitehaven today. Beautiful hot and sunny weather. The old quay dates from 1687 and the lighthouse from before 1730. Both are grade II listed.

Haig Pit, Whitehaven, West Cumbria operated between 1919 and 1986. Workings extended 4 miles out under the sea bed. Between 1922 and 1931, 79 men died as a result of three methane gas explosions.

Bassenthwaite Lake, Dodd Wood and Ullock Pike this morning.

Peace Doves, a mass-participation artwork by Peter Walker. Over 15,000 paper doves created by locals and visitors with messages of peace suspended in Durham Cathedral.

The Snecklifter, Whitehaven, West Cumbria. Work in progress.

Messy days at the Cliffs of Moher .. have a zoom in.

The Norman Chapel below Durham Castle constructed around 1080 is the oldest building in Durham. The patterns on the columns are natural from the local sandstone. The castle is part of the university so access is through a guided tour. #MedievalMonday

Oak trees in Powter How ancient woodland near Bassenthwaite Lake in the Lake District. #thicktrunktuesday

View through a window of a concrete bunker at Porth Neigwl, North Wales. Porth Neigwl was a World War 2 gunnery range. #WindowsOnWednesday