IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Church Street, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH5 8AA
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Church Street, DH5 8AA by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
- Clicking on the map will re-center to the selected point.
- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (50 Images Found)
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Houghton Hall, Houghton le Spring
Houghton Hall is located on Hall Lane, Houghton-le-Spring, and can be found by walking east up Church Street and across the pedestrian bridge over the A690.
The building, which dates from the 1600s, has had many uses over the years - including Mansion House, Social Club and YMCA - but is currently home to the Shipman family who have diligently renovated the much-neglected building. Former residents included Captain Robert Hutton and Sir George Elliot, Bart.
The old Hall is said to be haunted by the ghosts of the White Lady, Elizabeth Elliot, who died in a fire there, and the spirit of Captain Hutton.
Image: © Colin Kinnear
Taken: 4 Jan 2023
0.05 miles
2
A690 through Houghton-le-Spring
The A690 dual carriageway cuts through Houghton-le-Spring. It has grade-separated junctions with other roads - these are junctions where traffic leaves or joins the dual carriageway using slip roads, so that the junctions themselves aren't directly on the main road. This enables traffic on the main road to pass through without being hindered by other roads crossing. In this image, the main road is in the centre with a slip road on either side.
Image: © Malc McDonald
Taken: 29 Aug 2011
0.06 miles
3
Church Street, Houghton-le-Spring
Church Street in the centre of Houghton-le-Spring.
A much older image of the same street can be found on the Houghton Heritage website - http://www.houghtonlespring.org.uk/photos/pics/churchstreet05.htm
Image: © Malc McDonald
Taken: 29 Aug 2011
0.08 miles
5
A690 at Houghton-le-Spring
The A690 Durham to Sunderland road climbs 40m in 2Km up the Magnesian limestone escarpment, effectively cutting the town of Houghton-le-Spring in two. From Rainton Bridge where the road crosses the valley on a viaduct, it successively passes through a cutting (seen here), over another viaduct and finally in a cutting up to the top of the hill.
Image: © Oliver Dixon
Taken: 16 Jan 2007
0.10 miles
6
St. Michael's Church, Houghton-le-Spring
The church of St. Michael in the centre of Houghton-le-Spring.
Image: © Malc McDonald
Taken: 30 Mar 2013
0.10 miles
7
St. Michael's Church, Houghton-le-Spring
The parish church of St. Michael and All Angels in the centre of Houghton-le-Spring.
Image: © Malc McDonald
Taken: 29 Aug 2011
0.10 miles
8
Nesham Place, Houghton-le-Spring
Houses on Nesham Place, Houghton-le-Spring.
Image: © Malc McDonald
Taken: 27 Aug 2011
0.11 miles
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New homes, Houghton-le-Spring
New bungalows being built in Houghton-le-Spring.
Image: © Malc McDonald
Taken: 27 Aug 2011
0.11 miles
10
New homes, Houghton-le-Spring
New bungalows being built in Houghton-le-Spring. These new homes are designed to be energy-efficient. This includes installing large solar panels to help generate power.
Image: © Malc McDonald
Taken: 27 Aug 2011
0.11 miles