The foundation stone of the Penshaw Monument was laid by Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland on the 28th August 1844. The Earl of Durham's Monument was built on Penshaw Hill, near Penshaw and about 2.5 miles north of Houghton-le-Spring. The folly is a 70 ft high replica of the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens, but twice the size of the original. The monument was built in memory of John George Lambton, first Earl of Durham (1792-1840). The architects were John and Benjamin Green of Newcastle, and the builder was Thomas Pratt of Sunderland.
Co-Curate is a project which brings together online collections, museums, universities, schools
and community groups to make and re-make stories and images from North East England and Cumbria.
Co-Curate
is a trans-disciplinary project that will open up 'official' museum and 'un-officia'l co-created
community-based collections and archives through innovative collaborative approaches using
social media and open archives/data.