Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III THE SITE AND BUILDINGS The Palace Green (formerly Place Green) is a large and open square which the founders of the University hoped to convert into a College quadrangle that was to rival the famous Tom Quad at Christ Church, Oxford. This they were never able even to attempt, and it was laid out as it is now in 1838-39. Any one now standing on it will find himself almost wholly surrounded by University buildings. On the south side is the Cathedral (Plate II.), which is not only a Cathedral church in the ordinary sense, but is, moreover, the University church. On the north side is the Castle, with the rebuilt keep conspicuous on a terraced mound (Plate IV.), formerly the residence of the Bishops, not only in their diocesan but in their palatinate capacity, now the home of the University and of University College. The oldest of the venerable lime-trees (Plate IV.) date from time immemorial, and are shown in old engravings. The four smaller ones were planted in and after 1890, to take the place of four that were poisoned by escape of gas into the soil. 'Many generations of Durham's citizens, and of the sons of Alma Mater, have welcomed their returning verdure after our long winters, and enjoyed their pleasant shade in summer.' Two stately elms on the east side of the Green were blown down on 'Windy Monday, ' January 7, 1839. They were said to have been planted in the time of Queen Elizabeth. Sections of their trunks, 3 feet in diameter, are kept at the Castle. The young elms now growing along the north side of the Cathedral churchyard were planted March 16, 1894, being then about 6 feet high and seven years old, and the sycamore in the middle of the Palace Green was planted by the Rev. William Green well a year later. The house..