Bowes buildings [2]
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Description
"The Ancient Unicorn Hotel, The Street, a former coaching inn, has a rear wing of the 17th century, in two builds, which was altered and refronted. The front block is mid 18th century. The front block is of squared, coursed sandstone with squared, coursed rubble stone returns and rusticated quoins, under a slate roof; stone chimney stacks. The rear wing is of squared, coursed rubble stone with partly stone slate and partly slate roofs. Some early internal features and fittings remain. The building is reputedly haunted. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1323027 Bowes is a village in County Durham, some 14 miles northwest of Richmond and about 18½ miles due west of Darlington. Set on the north bank of the River Greta, the village was, until by-passed, astride the A66 trunk road. The Romans had a fort here, guarding the Stainmore pass over the Pennines, and their site was reused by the Normans who built a castle. The village grew around the castle, and the name Bowes is first mentioned in a charter of 1148." Photo by Michael Dibb, 2022. -
Owner
Michael Dibb -
Source
Geograph (Geograph) -
License
What does this mean? Creative Commons License
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Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7333093
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
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Picture Taken: 2022-06-25 -
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