Looking up at the impressive footbridge across the River Wear designed personally by Ove Arup and opened in 1963. On the far bank is Dunelm House opened three years later to house the Durham Students' Union. It is grade II listed as 'a significant Brutalist building that reflects the latest in architectural thinking for its date'.
NZ2742 : The 3rd Marquis of Londonderry (and 2 monkeys) Schoolboy legend in County Durham had it that the Italian sculptor was so proud of his work that he declared it 'perfect'. Then, when some waif pointed out the horse had no tongue, he committed suicide! Since then Durham University students have been known to paint the poor creature red on 'Rag Day'.