Illustrated Books

Henry Beeching (1859–1919), Dean of Norwich, was a popular preacher, celebrated man of letters and journalist. This is the first full-length biography of this popular poet, professor of English, and a much loved priest.

A fully illustrated guidebook to Northumberland, including a gazeteer, maps and more than 200 photographs

​​Part travelogue, part exploration of religious images and pilgrimage, J. Richard Smith tells the story of icons and the places where the New Testament story really happened.

Embracing poetic and prose writings on philosophy, contemplation and bibliophily, key service books for the clergy, and devotional texts for the laity, this book explores the interrelated themes of literature and devotion in England from the Black Death to the Reformation as seen through the lens of twenty-six precious manuscripts in Durham University Library.

Cartoons by John Ryan, better known as the creator of Captain Pugwash, provide a personal portrait of the extraordinary ups and downs of religion in the Sixties—encompassing the machinations of popes and cardinals, the testimony of expert witnesses, runaway priests, radical reformists and lay protest movements.

The complete collection of Kevin Carey's Christmas poetry in one volume, illustrated by Kevin Sheehan.

The fascinating story of the eighteenth-century houses of Sion Row, Twickenham. In telling the story of these houses and their occupants, a remarkable social history is revealed.

The ornithological exploits of a remarkable Victorian priest and explorer, Canon Henry Baker Tristram. As a founding member of the BOU, his nickname was “Sacred Ibis”.

Award-winning artist Stuart Fisher is considered to be one of the most talented painters of architectural landscapes in Northern England. Mostly Durham contains 75 of his beautiful watercolour paintings and drawings from around the historic city of Durham and beyond.

Nothing could have prepared a small group of soldiers from the Durham Light Infantry for what they discovered in April 1945, less than a month before the end of WWII in Europe. We are told the story of the infantrymen who uncovered the monstrous crimes of the Belsen concentration camp, and the traumatic effect it had on their lives.

Durham Cathedral is one of the most complete sets of monastic buildings in Europe. Through its buildings and treasures we glimpse the life of this once-great monastery.

Learn the fascinating story of the construction of Durham Cathedral, built as the Shrine of St Cuthbert, and the man responsible for its construction, Prior Turgot.