Mining Landscapes of County Durham

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, Wide view over the Upper Wear Valley shows an abandoned strip mine in the foreground and an active quarry in the background, with storm clouds over the Pennines [Ask for #262.391.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, View over an abandoned strip mine towards the farmlands of the Upper Wear Valley, and the Pennines behind. [Ask for #262.393.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, Houses crowd against the high wall of an abandoned quarry, with views over the Pennines [Ask for #262.394.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, Houses crowd against the high wall of an abandoned quarry, with views over the Pennines [Ask for #262.392.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, Houses crowd against the high wall of an abandoned quarry, with views over the Pennines [Ask for #262.395.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, Houses crowd against the high wall of an abandoned quarry, with views over the Pennines [Ask for #262.396.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, Houses crowd against the high wall of an abandoned quarry, with views over the Pennines [Ask for #262.397.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, Miners' row houses perch on the high wall edge of an abandoned strip mine [Ask for #262.405.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, Miners' row houses perch on the high wall edge of an abandoned strip mine [Ask for #262.404.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, Wide view over the Upper Wear Valley, from the top of an abandoned strip mine, showing the mine's sheer upper wall. [Ask for #262.390.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, View over an abandoned strip mine to the village of Stanhope, with the farmland of the Upper Wear Valley beyond [Ask for #262.398.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, View across an abandoned strip mine, over the rich Stanhope Valley, to an active strip mine on the opposite slope. [Ask for #262.533.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, View over an abandoned strip mine to the high moors of the Pennines [Ask for #262.403.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, A pond has formed in the lowest part of an abandoned strip mine, ringed by high stone cliffs [Ask for #262.399.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, A public footpath crosses an abandoned strip mine, crossing a stone built feature on a modern steel foot bridge [Ask for #262.400.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, A stone wall lines a viewing platform in a cottage garden, giving a wide view over the Upper Wear Valley from the top of an abandoned strip mine [Ask for #262.387.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, Miners' row houses perch on the high wall edge of an abandoned strip mine [Ask for #262.406.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, A stone wall runs through rough grazing, with views over the Upper Wear Valley [Ask for #262.386.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, A public footpath leads past a dead tree into the high moors of the Pennines [Ask for #262.401.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, A public footpath leads past a dead tree into the high moors of the Pennines [Ask for #262.402.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, Wide view over the Upper Wear Valley, showing stone walls and farmsteads; storm clouds over the Pennines in the background [Ask for #262.389.]

ENG: Northumbria Region, Durham, Stanhope, Wide view over the Upper Wear Valley, showing stone walls and farmsteads; Pennines in the background [Ask for #262.388.]