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Barnard Castle in the region of England with its 6,864 inhabitants is a town in United Kingdom - some 222 mi or ( 358 km ) North of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Barnard Castle is now 02:58 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: York, Woodland, Staindrop, Sheffield, and Romaldkirk. Since you are here already, make sure to check out York . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Barnard Castle ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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The Vidello Report - Inside Google's Server
We take a look at some recently released pictures of Google's highly secret server buildings and how the staff travel about them on bikes and skateboards. We also look at the air extraction system and ..
Barnard Castle Meet Parade 2011
The rain stayed away for this year's Meet Parade. Held on Bank Holiday Monday, 30 May 2011, the Parade attracted large crowds. ..
Lucile - Fashion Designer, Titanic Survivor Exhibition at The Bowes Museum
The Lucile, Fashion Designer Titanic Survivor exhibition which opens on 14 April in The Fashion & Textile Gallery at The Bowes Museum, features archive footage of the Pathé newsreel from 1912. thebowe ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Silver Swan (automaton)
The Silver Swan is an automaton dating from the 18th Century and is housed in the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England. The swan, which is life size, is a clockwork driven device that includes a music box. The swan sits in a "stream" that is made of glass rods and is surrounded by silver leaves. Small silver fish can be seen "swimming" in the stream. When the clockwork is wound the music box plays and the glass rods rotate giving the illusion of flowing water.
Located at 54.54 -1.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Bowes Museum
The Bowes Museum has a nationally renowned art collection and is situated in the town of Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England. The museum contains paintings by El Greco, Francisco Goya, Canaletto, Jean-Honoré Fragonard and François Boucher, together with a sizable collection of decorative art, ceramics, textiles, tapestries, clocks and costumes, as well as older items from local history. The early works of French glassmaker Émile Gallé were commissioned by Bowes' wife Joséphine.
Located at 54.54 -1.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Barnard Castle Rural District
Barnard Castle was a rural district in County Durham, England from 1894 to 1974. It was named after Barnard Castle but did not include it. It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894 as the part of the former Teesdale rural sanitary district that was in County Durham (the rest going on to form Startforth Rural District in the North Riding of Yorkshire).
Located at 54.54 -1.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Teesdale
Teesdale is a dale, or valley, of the east side of the Pennines in England. Large parts of Teesdale fall within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - the second largest AONB in England and Wales. The River Tees rises below Cross Fell, the highest hill (2930 feet O.D. ) in the Pennines, and its uppermost valley is remote and high.
Located at 54.54 -1.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Teesdale (district)
Teesdale was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district in County Durham, England. Its council was based in Barnard Castle and it was named after the valley of the River Tees. That part of the district south of the River Tees is historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, and made up Startforth Rural District before the Local Government Act 1972 came into effect in 1974. The other predecessors to the district were Barnard Castle urban district and Barnard Castle Rural District.
Located at 54.54 -1.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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