England v W.Indies @ Durham County Cricket GroundSaturday July 15th, 2000 Background to Durham County Cricket Club Only 10 year ago Durham County Cricket club were accepted into the folds of 1st Class County Cricket, the first team for many a decade to be allowed to join the old boys club. A purpose built ground [...]
“Cumbria – The Lake District is the most popular tourist destination in England outside London. A unique place blessed with the most dramatic and richly varied scenery which has inspired, and continues to inspire, poets, writers, painters and artists of every hue. These lengthy literary and artistic associations have created a cultural heritage which holds [...]
What’s Happening As the history of this area has been linked to the sea, it is only to be expected that a fair amount of attractions should centre around the sea going tradition of the area. In Hartlepool, there is a tradition of historic ship restoration. In fact, many skills now lost to the majority [...]
Some Hartlepool History Around AD640, a monastry was founded (in what is now known as the Headland or Old Hartlepool) by the Irish St. Bega, though not proved to have been used as a port in Roman times. William de Brus commissioned a church, St. Hilda’s and this church still dominates the Headland. While the [...]
Well, I have the dubious honour of corresponding to this prestigious and honourable travel website. Where from? An exotic location – Bali? No; a cosmopolitan location – Brussels? No; an adventurous location – Johannesburg? No. I am situated in the North East of England. Please read on, though, it is one enigma of a place. [...]
