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Newgate, BARNARD CASTLE, DL12 8NW

Looking along Newgate.

The chateau was built between 1869-1892 as a home for an art collection accumulated in Paris by John and Josephine Bowes; they both died however before its completion. Today the museum is in the care of Durham County Council.

From Newgate (Barnard Castle) to Bowes' Museum.

The gateway to the museum. Constructed circa 1885. Bowes Museum in Newgate, Barnard Castle, is an art gallery built to house the art collection of John Bowes and his wife Joséphine Coffin-Chevallier. It opened in 1892 and contains paintings by El Greco, Goya, Canaletto and others, items of decorative art, ceramics, textiles, tapestries, clocks and costumes, and objects of local historical interest. Constructed, in a château style, of ashlar under a slate roof. The interior is lavishly decorated. Listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1292074 The gardens surrounding the museum are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade II, with much history and detail at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000728

19th century French château built by local mine owner John Bowes and his French wife Joséphine. Regarded as one of the most significant museums outside London.

With twin gatehouses.

In the gardens of the museum, this war memorial was unveiled in July 1921 for the Durham Militia. Constructed of ashlar, with an octagonal plan. A slender tapered shaft is topped with a stone crucifix, the cross with decorated arms. Listed, grade https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1218254 Bowes Museum in Newgate, Barnard Castle, is an art gallery built to house the art collection of John Bowes and his wife Joséphine Coffin-Chevallier. It opened in 1892 and contains paintings by El Greco, Goya, Canaletto and others, items of decorative art, ceramics, textiles, tapestries, clocks and costumes, and objects of local historical interest. Constructed, in a château style, of ashlar under a slate roof. The interior is lavishly decorated. Listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1292074 The gardens surrounding the museum are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade II, with much history and detail at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000728

The parish of St Mary's extends for the whole of Upper Teesdale, including many villages and especially includes Middleton-in-Teesdale, where a small chapel-of-ease now serves the local people and visitors alike.