[129322] Durham : Palace Green

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[129322] Durham : Palace Green
[129322] Durham : Palace Green

Palace Green, Durham.

Left - Bishop Cosin's Hall, c1700.
Durham University’s Institute of Advanced Study,
Grade ll* listed.

This building dates from the early 18th century, and was originally an Archdeacon’s Inn. It was converted into University accommodation in the 1830s, at which point it was named Cosin’s Hall.

John Cosin was a 17th century Bishop of Durham, who built and refurbished several buildings on and around Palace Green. (He was responsible for the construction of the adjacent almshouses, the grammar school and library across Palace Green, as well as extensive refurbishment of the Cathedral and Castle). Ironically, he did not build the Hall – it was simply named in his honour.

The building marks the beginning of a period of constructing imposing buildings in brick in Durham – all of the earlier buildings around Palace Green were built of stone.

Right - Bishop Cosin's Almshouses, 1666.
Grade ll listed.

Bishop Cosin’s Almshouses were constructed in 1666 by the Bishop of Durham, John Cosin. They were built on the site of an earlier building, Bishop Langley's Song and Grammar School of 1414.

The original foundation charter for the Almshouses indicates that the building contained 8 rooms to provide accommodation for 4 men and 4 women who had to be unmarried and 'honourable' citizens.

Three of the men and three of the women had to be natives of the City of Durham, or to have lived in it for at least 20 years. The fourth man and woman had to be from the nearby parish of Brancepeth, where John Cosin had previously been rector.

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