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South Bailey, Durham is in Durham, County Durham [Map].
The Water Pump in the South Bailey, Durham. A Grade II Listed Building. Late C18/early C19. Stone base; wood boarded column enclosing pump with iron handle and bucket stand. Tall square column; long curved handle on north side; C19 square gas lamp on wrought iron bracket attached to east side over water pipe and bucket stand. Moulded square stone base.
Tower on the riverside of the South Bailey, Durham with covered alley into the College.
South Bailey, Durham.
1500. The College Gateway, or Priory Gateway from the South Bailey, Durham was commissioned in 1500, by Prior Castell replacing an earlier gatehouse. A chapel dedicated to St Helen, is to be found in the upper storey of the gatehouse. North of the College Gate was a room for the Children of Almonry – poor children that were fed, clothed and schooled by the Abbey.
In 1736 Elizabeth Blakiston (age 85) died. She was buried at St James the Less Church, South Bailey, Durham.
Around 1750. Arcaded 18th century building opposite the Priory/College Gateway that defines the boundary between the North and South Baileys.
On 27th January 1918 Reverend William Greenwell (age 97) died unmarried at his home 27 South Bailey, Durham.
On 15th February 2018 HRH The Prince of Wales (age 69) unveiled a plaque at Bowes House, St Johns College, South Bailey, Durham to Dame Elizabeth Bowes 1651-1736 nee Blakiston, ancestor of his mother Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 91).
Elizabeth Blakiston: In 1651 she was born to Francis Blakiston 3rd Baronet. In 1693 William Bowes of Streatlam and she were married. In 1736 she died. She was buried at St James the Less Church, South Bailey, Durham.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Memorial to George Body on nineteen South Bailey, Durham.
