Barnard Castle, Durham mb-code DCA_116597 'Our Play Box

'Our Play Box

The upper half shows exhibits from the United States of America and Russia

one with traditional tattoos and the other showing the characteristic facial expressions used in dancing and fighting

'Last in bed puts out the candle'

Barnard Castle, Durham mb-code DCA_116597 'Our Play BoxBarnard Castle, Durham, c1905. View of the ruins of the castle overlooking the River Tees. The castle was originally built by the Normans but reached the height of its importance in the second half of the 12th century when it was in the hands of the Balliol family. It later came into the hands of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and passed to King Richard III through his wife, Anne, who was the Earl's daughter. The castle fell into ruin in the 16th