A weekend in Durham, but a raid into Northumberland for what we GBG tickers call “a straggler”. No-one has ever called Blanchland (pop.135) a straggler before. Blanchland was, I presume, built in the 17/18th century in order to later provide the setting for filming Catherine Cookson period dramas. With a bit more effort from Mrs… Continue reading BLANCHLAND – TO THE VAULTS