taken 17 years ago, near to Barnard Castle, County Durham, England
Murchison's House, Galgate, Barnard Castle.
The blue plaque commemorates Roderick Murchison living here from 1818. A Scottish geologist of repute, many explorers named discoveries for him, eg Murchison Falls in Uganda. See Link
On this site www.barnardcastlelife.co.uk it's called the Market Cross. Very interesting images and text. I thoroughly enjoyed looking around. Cheers, Dave