The Penshaw Monument (The Earl of Durham's Monument) - 4K video
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The Penshaw Monument, officially The Earl of Durham's Monument, was built in 1844 on Penshaw Hill between the districts of Washington and Houghton-le-Spring, now within the City of Sunderland, North East England. It is dedicated to John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham and the first Governor of the Province of Canada, affectionately known as Radical Jack.
Penshaw Monument was built as a memorial to John Lambton's work on the Durham report which was commissioned by Lord Melbourne in 1838 to seek direction on how best the British Empire should manage its colonies around the globe. The report recommended nearly complete self governance for advanced colonies and became one of the most important documents in the whole of the British Empire, formulating a new relationship between London and the colonies.
The 136-meter (446 ft) hill on which the monument stands was presented by Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry. The monument dominates the local landscape as a half-sized replica of the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens.
Penshaw Monument on a Windy Day
A visit to Penshaw Monument, also known as Pensher Monument, on Penshaw Hill, Houghton-le-Spring. Officially known as the Earl of Durham Monument, it was inspired by the Theseion, Temple of Hephaestus. It was built in 1844 out of gritstone.
(This footage was recorded during gale force winds, hence the camera wobble and removal of the original soundtrack.)
Find out more about its history in this free downloadable and print-at-home guide book:
The North East's Largest Fun Fair, Herrington Country Park (near Penshaw), Houghton-le-Spring
Following the cancellation of the Hoppings 2013 fairground on Newcastle's Town Moor, an alternative fairground was set up at Herrington Country Park next to Penshaw in Houghton-le-Spring. This video has a look around the site on Thursday June 20th 2013 while it was still being built up.
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Colliery Row Wesleyan Methodist Church, Fence Houses, Houghton-le-Spring
The Colliery Row Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built in 1872. It appears to have ceased being used as a place of worship in the 1970s (the Trustee Meeting Minutes only cover 1893-1951), which is interesting as a new vestry was officially opened at the chapel around 1950.
The vestry had been built by the members of the Church, with most of the work having been done by Bill Richardson nd George Graham of George Graham Ltd (who had built other properties in the area including Martin Dale, near Black Boy Road, Chilton Moor).
There are six foundation stones on the vestry's exterior wall, which read as follows:
MRS STOBART, BIDDICK HALL
J. WALLACE TAYLOR ESQ, SUNDERLAND
MRS CORBETT, CHILTON MOOR
J. J. AYRE ESQ, HETTON
MR G GRAHAM, COLLIERY ROW
MRS THOMPSON, THE GROVE
Interestingly, there is a seventh stone which reads:
VIENNA 1820
What is the story of this seventh stone, which clearly pre-dates the 1950s vestry and 1872 chapel building?
Plans for possible alternative site for the church were drawn up in 1974 but never came to fruition. Plans for alterations to the building were made in 1976. The Church was eventually sold off and became Anthony Clingley's Antiques. It is now empty and used as storage for a building/scaffolding firm.
Penshaw Monument - The Angel of the North alternative!
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Here we are having a look at Penshaw Monument, the National Trust owned landmark based in Houghton-le-Spring in the city of Sunderland.
We wanted to create a review video for this landmark as we feel that it is something that needs more exposure to people outside of the North East of England as it is an attraction that isn't as famous as the other North East attractions, such as the Angel of the North, but we feel that it is just as significant.
If you would like to read our review then please follow this link:
We hope you enjoy the video and thank you for watching.
Tony
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Penshaw Monument roof.MOV
View from the 'roof' of Penshaw Monument. Taken at about 9:15am on Sunday 18 September 2011. After 60 yrs, the National Trust are now opening the roof terrace to vistors (by appointment) - costs five quid and worth every penny!
Penshaw Monument 1844
The Penshaw Monument, officially The Earl of Durham's Monument, was built in 1844 on Penshaw Hill between the districts of Washington and Houghton-le-Spring, now within the City of Sunderland, North East England
Was a canny walk up the hill. I nearly passed out hahaha.....
Penshaw Monument (Sunderland) - slideshow set to music
I took these photos of Penshaw Hill and Monument in 1998 and the shop that developed them put them onto floppy disks - quite an innovation at the time. They're all from the same angle and only fair quality but I thought they were still worth sharing. When my sister and I were young our family took us right to the top of the hill and I have some old photos of us sitting there which I may upload with others of that era at some time. The tune I've added in memory of those times is Two Sisters by Armando Trovaioli selected from the YouTube music library. It ends abruptly but it's too lovely not to have.
Wikipedia says: Although often called Penshaw Monument, the correct title of the structure is The Earl of Durham's Monument. Penshaw Monument is a folly built in 1844 on Penshaw Hill between the districts of Washington and Houghton-le-Spring, within the City of Sunderland, North East England. It is dedicated to John George Lambton, first Earl of Durham and the first Governor of the Province of Canada.
Also from Wikipedia: The 136-metre (446 ft) hill on which the monument stands was presented by Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry. The monument dominates the local landscape as a half-sized replica of the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens. The Doric tetrastyle monument is 30 metres (98 ft) long, 16 metres (52 ft) wide and 20 metres (66 ft) high. The columns are each 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in diameter. It was designed by John and Benjamin Green and built by Thomas Pratt of Sunderland, based on the Doric order.
Lozenge Pill Box, Herrington Hill, Houghton-le-Spring, April 2014
A visit to the WWII lozenge Pill Box on Herrington Hill, Houghton-le-Spring, in April 2014. Find out more about Houghton-le-Spring during the War at:
Herrington Country Park Sunderland
A Walk in the Country Park.
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Herrington Country Park is a park and opens public space in Sunderland, Tyne, and Wear. Located adjacent to Penshaw Monument, the park was built on the site of a former colliery. The park has developed into a significant home for wildlife, hosting up to 100 species of birds.
The Park has hosted several major events, including Lets Rock, the UK largest retro festival brand in 2018 and 2019, and BBC Radio One's Big Weekend in 2005, with Gwen Stefani, Foo Fighters and the Black Eyed Peas, well as an Olympic Torch Relay in 2012.Twin towns
Sunderland is twinned with: Essen, Germany and Saint-Nazaire, France. It also has Friendship Agreements with Washington, DC, USA; and Harbin and Nanjing, both in the People's Republic of China.
Sunderland and Washington share historical links, as the ancestors of the first President of the United States of America, George Washington, lived in Washington Old Hall, which is within the municipal boundaries of Sunderland.
Sedgeletch to Herrington Country Park following the Burn
A walk from Sedgeletch to Herrington Country Park following the burn, via Elba Park, Stotts Pastures, Shiney Row and Herrington Burn.
Newbottle to Houghton-le-Spring: A Journey, February 2013
Newbottle to Houghton-le-Spring: A Journey, February 2013 is a short video clip showing the POV from the X1 bus as it travels from Newbottle, down Newbottle Bank, through Grasswell, along Newbottle Street and ending at Houghton Church.
houghtonlespring.org.uk
NEW HERRINGTON TO PENSHAW IN 1982
A TRIP FROM NEW HERRINGTON TO PENSHAW IN MY CAR WITH BROKEN DAMPER'S AS YOU WILL SEE HAHAHA
DJI Spark - Penshaw Monument. Earl of Durham's Monument
officially The Earl of Durham's Monument,[1] is a folly built in 1844 on Penshaw Hill between the districts of Washington and Houghton-le-Spring, within the City of Sunderland.
Although often called Penshaw Monument, the correct title of the structure is The Earl of Durham's Monument.[2]
The monument stands on Penshaw Hill, the name of which is derived from a mixture of Celtic and Anglo-Saxon words. Pen is a Brythonic or Cumbric word for hill, as in the name Penrith; shaw is derived from sceaga meaning wooded area; and finally the Old/Middle/Modern English word hill. The name thus means wooded-hill hill.
Stevie Mann Round The UK The Long Way in a Mini
Watch Stevie Mann on his epic Round the UK drive to visit 165 Lifeboat stations and raise money for a new RNLI Lifeboat. Here he is driving through Sunderland approximately halfway through his journey. The music is Bustin' Surfboards by the Tornados.
people of new herrington 1982
only put this vid on youtube so i can get it on facebook its 1 min 27 sec long but facebook is saying its 20min long
new herrington fenton terrace 1982
A SCENE OF HERRINGTON IN 1982 WITH TWO MINER'S GOING HOME FROM THE PIT?
NAIL
the final nail in new herrington pit
A Walk to Kepier Hall, Houghton-le-Spring
A short walk from the Broadway up to Kepier Hall, formerlay the Royal Kepier Grammar School, in Houghton-le-Spring, June 2013. On the way we cut through the churchyard of St Michael & All Angels Church, passing the memorial for interred ashes, the vestry and eventually the location of the tomb of Captain Robert Hutton - just before we glimpse at the Davenport and Lilburne Almshouses. We then end at the Kepier Hall.
DUBMIRE CLUB 1993 WHEN PUBS AND CLUBS WERE FULL PART 2
CLUBBERS ENJOYING THE NIGHT AT THE DUBMIRE