
The North Gate of Durham Castle, a lithograph after a painting by Thomas Miles Richardson (1784-1848), as it was before its demolition in 1820 to ease traffic flow on the approach to Durham Cathedral. This was Durham Gaol when John Howard visited the city in the later 1770s. The Gaol was part of the Bishop’s Palace, and in fairness some bishops did attempt to redress some of the wrongs Howard recorded. One of those who is remembered for unwearying work for the reform and fair treatment of the inmates was Bernard Gilpin (1517-1583), Rector of Houghton-le-Spring.