Looking along Skinnergate in Darlington
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The photograph on this page of Looking along Skinnergate in Darlington by Robert Graham as part of the Geograph project.
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Looking along Skinnergate in Darlington
Image: © Robert Graham Taken: 7 Jun 2018
This is one of the main shopping streets in the town centre. It was part of the old medieval town, which is where the name comes from. It means the street of the tanners. Gate meaning a street in Norse and is common in northern English towns which were once part of the Viking settlements in the early middle ages. The present buildings are all C19 or later. View is looking north to the junction with Duke Street on the left.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.525427
Longitude
-1.557621