NEPTUNE IN DURHAM MARKET PLACE

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Statue of Neptune, Market Place


Market Place

  • Description

    The inscription on the plaque reads: NEPTUNE This statue was given to the city in 1729 by George Bowes MP of Gibside and Streatlam as a symbol of the scheme to link Durham to the sea by imporved navigation of the River Wear. It stood on top of the Market Place wellheads until 1923 when it was moved to Wharton Park. It was restored in 1986 following an appeal initiated by the City of Durham Trust.

  • Owner

    summonedbyfells

  • Source

    Flickr (Flickr)

  • License

    What does this mean? Attribution License

  • Further information

    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8521690@N02/22106820915/
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Pat Thomson
    Last modified: 7 years ago
    Viewed: 709 times
    Picture Taken: 2015-10-11T15:35:37

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