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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Bulmer Stone - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in England in County Durham

Submitted by durhamnature on Tuesday, 10 July 2012  Page Views: 8989

Natural PlacesSite Name: The Bulmer Stone
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.788 km away from the location you searched for.

County: County Durham Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: darlington
Map Ref: NZ29021496
Latitude: 54.529095N  Longitude: 1.5531W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
1 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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The Bulmer Stone
The Bulmer Stone submitted by durhamnature : The Bulmer Stone, Northgate, Darlington Site in County Durham England (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in County Durham

(Mostly from Darlington Council Conservation Area documents)
The Bulmer Stone is a large square-shaped boulder of pink Shap granite, and is an interesting street feature. The ancient stone is one of Darlington's oldest monuments, having been left in what became Northgate during the melting of the ice at the end of the last ice age.

For centuries the boulder was a significant local landmark, occupying a prominent
position on Northgate's pavement in close proximity to the road. In the early nineteenth century Willy Bulmer, Darlington's unofficial town crier, read the news as it arrived in London newspapers standing on the boulder and it is from him that it derives its name. Local legend states that when the boulder hears the clock strike twelve the Bulmer Stone turns around nine times.

“In Darnton towne ther is a stane,
And most strange is yt to tell,
That yt turnes nine times round aboute
When yt hears ye clock strike twell.”

It is also said that the famous George Stephenson (a colliery engineer from Northumberland) and Nicholas Wood (a colliery manager from Northumberland) sat on the stone to re-tie their
boots, having walked from Stockton to Darlington to see Edward Pease and to convince
him of the benefits of steam locomotives. It was as a result of this meeting that Pease
chose to appoint Stephenson as the Chief Engineer of the Stockton and Darlington
Railway.

In 1923 it was decided that the boulder had become a traffic hazard, and hence it was
“mounted” (imprisoned !) behind the bars of the Central House railings. What incredible philistines Darlington Council must be, to treat the town’s heritage in this way.

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The Bulmer Stone
The Bulmer Stone submitted by durhamnature : The Bulmer Stone Site in County Durham England (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Bulmer Stone
The Bulmer Stone submitted by durhamnature : Plaque adjacent to the Bulmer Stone Site in County Durham England (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NZ2914 : Plaque commemorating the inauguration of the Stockton & Darlington Railway by John Lucas
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