Palace Green
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Pemberton Building, Abbey House (Theology Department) and Cathedral, all facing onto Palace Green | |
| Location | Durham, England, United Kingdom |
| Part of | Durham Castle and Cathedral |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
| Reference | 370bis |
| Inscription | 1986 (10th Session) |
| Extensions | 2008 |
| Coordinates | 54°46′28″N 1°34′33″W / 54.77444°N 1.57583°W / 54.77444; -1.57583Coordinates: 54°46′28″N 1°34′33″W / 54.77444°N 1.57583°W / 54.77444; -1.57583 |
  Location of Palace Green in Durham, England | |
Palace Green is an area of grass in the centre of Durham, England, flanked by Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle. The Cathedral and Castle together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Although initially not part of the site itself, Palace Green was added to the UNESCO site in 2008.[1][2]
It is situated on top of the narrow, high peninsula formed by a sharp bend in the River Wear. The Cathedral is on the southern side, facing the Castle across the Green on the north side. To the east are Durham University buildings including the law, theology, classics and history departments, with the music department and the university's special collections library to the west.
From the north and east Palace Green is accessed by two cobbled streets called Owengate (formerly Queen Street) and Dun Cow Lane, the latter taking its name from a local legend involving a milkmaid and her cow. From the west a passageway, 'Windy Gap', leads down to the banks of the River Wear between two buildings which are now part of the university Music School. Early in the twentieth century one of the buildings had been the home of the novelist J. Meade Falkner, author of Moonfleet.
In summer, Palace Green is sometimes used by students of Durham University as a croquet lawn on permission from the groundsman of University College Durham.
'Palace Green' is also the name of a hymn tune written by Michael Fleming (1928-2006) while a music student at the university, for the hymn 'Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above'.[3]
Buildings situated on Palace Green
Listed clockwise:
- Durham Cathedral
Durham University School of Music (formerly grammar school)- Palace Green Library (original Durham University library, now houses special collections, exhibitions and a café)
- Cosin's Library
- 15th century Exchequer Building (now part of university library)
Durham Castle (home of University College)- University College master's house
- Moneyer's Garth
- Bailey Court (University College accommodation)
- Cosin's Hall (Former college, now the university's Institute of Advanced Study)
- Bishop Cosin's Almshouses (now a café)
- The Pemberton Rooms (the Durham Union Society)
- Abbey House, university School of Theology
Panorama view of Palace Green, showing Durham Cathedral to the left, the old University Library in centre, and University College and Owengate to the right.
References
- Margot Johnson. "Palace Green" in Durham: Historic and University City and surrounding area. Sixth Edition. Turnstone Ventures. 1992. .mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
ISBN 094610509X. Page 4.
^ "UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Evaluations of Cultural Properties, pp101" (PDF).
^ "Durham's World Heritage Site expands". 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
^ "Michael Fleming". Church Times. 2006-02-24. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Palace Green. |
- Durham Cathedral Website
Durham University Croquet Club[permanent dead link]- Palace Green Library