Another great account Harry! As my folks still live in Rowlands Gill we walk the dog in Gibside quite often. If anyone wants a ‘reet good read’ about the history of the previous residents of Gibside and indeed the wider Derwent Valley, I can recommend ‘The Dark Side of The Dale’ by Tony Kearney (On Amazon but also https://biblio.co.uk/book/dark-side-dale-grim-gruesome-grisly/d/731144846) If I ever do get on Mastermind I think I’d use this as one of my specialist subject sources!
What a splendid essay and accompanying photos. I now know more about Gibside than I did before starting reading. It is wonderful that instead of being sold privately, it has become a public trust. There must be lots of birds and other wildlife present, I would imagine.
This is a brilliant and very impressive article, Harry. I've been a volunteer at Gibside for nigh on 18 years and, as you rightly say, the estate is a living, breathing testament to England's past and future. Do you know of the origin of the name "Gibside" ?
Another great account Harry! As my folks still live in Rowlands Gill we walk the dog in Gibside quite often. If anyone wants a ‘reet good read’ about the history of the previous residents of Gibside and indeed the wider Derwent Valley, I can recommend ‘The Dark Side of The Dale’ by Tony Kearney (On Amazon but also https://biblio.co.uk/book/dark-side-dale-grim-gruesome-grisly/d/731144846) If I ever do get on Mastermind I think I’d use this as one of my specialist subject sources!
What a splendid essay and accompanying photos. I now know more about Gibside than I did before starting reading. It is wonderful that instead of being sold privately, it has become a public trust. There must be lots of birds and other wildlife present, I would imagine.
Thanks Perry and yes a whole range of wildlife from birds and bats to badgers and deer. Not to mention the insect life that abounds.
This is a brilliant and very impressive article, Harry. I've been a volunteer at Gibside for nigh on 18 years and, as you rightly say, the estate is a living, breathing testament to England's past and future. Do you know of the origin of the name "Gibside" ?
Thanks Maureen and there's much more to discover if you wander from the intended route! 😉