Market Place by iwys
Market place is Durham's main town square. It is dominated by two statues. The largest is an equestrian bronze, by Raffaelle Monti, of Charles William Vane Stewart, 3rd Marquis of Londonderry and Lord Lieutenant of County of Durham, wearing his hussar uniform. It was unveiled on December 2nd, 1861. The second statue, which is much older, is a stone figure of Neptune, wearing a crown and carrying a trident, astride a small dolphin. It was commissioned by George Bowes, who gave it to the town, in 1729, as a symbol of the scheme to link Durham to the sea by improved navigation of the River Wear.Market Place is flanked by the Town Hall, Guildhall and St. Nicholas Church. It is a very pretty square.
