- Palace Green
Palace Green is a small area of grass in the centre of
Durham ,England , flanked byDurham Cathedral andDurham Castle . The Cathedral and Castle together form aUNESCO World Heritage Site , although Palace Green itself is not a part.It is situated atop 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 and history departments, with the music department and a small branch of the 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 on novelistJ. 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 ofUniversity 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 thehymn 'Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above'. [cite web
url=http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=14869
title=Michael Fleming
publisher=Church Times
date=2006-02-24
accessdate=2008-03-15]Buildings situated on Palace Green
Listed clockwise:
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Durham Cathedral
*Durham University School of Music (main premises)
*Durham University School of Music (audiosuite and experimental office)
* Palace Green Library (Houses Music & Law resources)
*University College, Durham ("Castle")
* The Master's House (of University College)
* Moneyer's Garth (Castle accommodation)
* Bailey Court (Castle accommodation)
* Cosin's Hall (Former college, then Castle accommodation, university offices since October 2006)
* The Almshouses (now a cafeteria)
* The Pemberton Rooms (theDurham Union Society )
*Durham University School of TheologyReferences
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