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  • George Ford, of Trimdon, took this picture in Sherburn House, south-east of Durham. It shows what once was the entrance to Beddell House, originally built as a hospital, now a residential care home.
  • This picture, taken by Laura Coote, who works at World Heritage Visitor Centre in Durham, is of one of the horses taking a much-needed break during the re-enactment of the Battle of Neville's Cross in the Market Place.
  • This picture of the River Wear, was taken by Durham Times photographer and reader Tom Banks.
  • Ian Taylor took this picture of a man playing a recorder - quite well too, say Ian - at the bandstand by the River Wear in Durham.
  • Gateshead's Millennium Bridge taken by Gemma Clough.
  • Bob Elder, of Bradford Crescent, Durham, had just cleaned this window when a collar dove flew into it, leaving its imprint. The dove, Bob says, seemed none the worse for the collision.
  • Durham Cathedral and South Street, by Robin Wallace of Durham Photographic Society.
  • George Ford of Trimdon Station captured this view of the cathedral during last week's Lumiere event.
  • A member of the South Durham Hunt returns home at Sedgefield, taken by Shane-Susan Dew.
  • Leaving the City - an imprressionistic picture of a train on Durham's famous railway viaduct taken by Angy Ellis, of Durham Photographic Society.
  • Susan Dew, of Beaumont Hill, Darlington, provides this flashback to the Lumiere light festival held in Durham before Christmas.
  • This band of buskers has been touring the North-East in recent weeks. Mrs I Ronson took this picture of them performing on Framwelgate Bridge.
  • Prebends Bridge, Durham, in winter, taken by Michael Watson, a member of the Durham Photographic Society.
  • Stella Morris, of Durham, captured this view of the cathedral from St Oswald’s churchyard.
  • George Ford, of Trimdon Station, took this picture of Finchale Priory.
  • Durham's Elvet Bridge and the castle from new Elvet Bridge, taken by Stella Morris of Durham.
  • Owengate, at the top of Saddler Street, Durham, pictured by George Ford of Trimdon Station.
  • John Morris, of Durham, took this view of the cathedral from Kingsgate Bridge.
  • This picture of St Margaret’s Church, on Crossgate, was taken by George Ford of Thornley Road, Trimdon Station.
  • Regular contributor George Ford, of Trimdon Station, submitted this view of the east end of the Cathedral. I forget for how long it was obscured but it is really nice to see it, he writes.
  • This picture of Ashness Bridge by Ruth Thornton is among the prints on show at Durham Photographic Society's exhibition until the end of the month at Durham University's Botanic Garden in Hollingside Lane.
  • This picture of the Calman Learning Centre at the University of Durham, was taken by Stella Morris, of Durham.
  • This picture of of a sun-kissed pleasure cruiser on the River Wear during last month’s warm weather, was taken by Angela Williamson, of Chester-le-Street.
  • This topical picture of the moon - taken over Seaham Harbour when it reached its closest point to the Earth since 1992 - was taken by Stuart Cothill of Fishburn.

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Do you have memorable pictures of the North-East? Would you like to see them published in Durham Times and here online? Send them to: The Editor, Durham Times, PO Box 14, Priestgate, Darlington, DL1 1NF. Digital images can be sent to durhamtimes@nne.co.uk

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