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and rejoice in its wealth, the richness of the museum, 

 and the quiet of its halls ; you may admire this and 

 that in some of the city churches ; you may find much 

 that is quaint in the Grammar School and the Blue 

 Coat School and the Old Exchequer, and much to 

 interest you in the wealth of picture and carving in 

 the Town Hall and the Guild Hall, but your mind will 

 return to the first view you had of the Cathedral and 

 the Castle, and the impression you gathered on your 

 first walk on the leafy terraced slopes of the river banks 

 below them. 



One building, for personal reasons more than aught 

 else, particularly attracted our attention. It is the 

 Durham Miners' Hall in North Road — a solid and 

 unpretending building, entered by a wide doorway 

 leading to a broad staircase. In front are impressive 

 white marble statues of two leaders of the Durham 

 miners, that of Alexander MacDonald, M.P., and 

 William Crawford. 



On making inquiries, we were told that here and 

 there considerable portions of the old city wall still 

 remain ; and we lost no time in making our way to see 

 them. Our engraving gives a very good idea of one 

 of the most important portions which still remain to 

 show the solid masonry by which the city was at one 

 time surrounded. 



There are three very delightful walks near Durham, 

 which the visitor on no account should miss. The first 

 is that to Brancepeth Castle, the second to Finchale 

 Priory, and the third to Sunderland Bridge. Of course 

 there are many more, as to Langley Old Hall, Butterby, 

 and Maiden Castle Scar ; but the three first named most 

 interested us, as we most enjoyed them. It is not only 

 what is found at the end of the journey, but what the 



