The Bowes Museum has the best collection of European fine and decorative arts in the North of England, housed in a magnificent 19th-century French-style chateau. Eric Partridge included the phrase in A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (1937).
This article is about the town in England. "Barney Castle" is a phrase in the dialect of County Durham meaning "a pathetic excuse", generally thought to derive from the incident when Bowes retreated into the castle. For the town of the same name in which it is situated, see English Heritage handbook: Austin D: Barnard Castle, Durham: London: 1988 It is a family friendly event and entrance is totally free. The second station was closed for passenger trains under the Green Lane school is a primary school for 4–11 year olds, situated on a road of the same name not far from Teesdale School.
During the Vane decided to make Raby his principal residence and Barnard Castle was abandoned and its contents and much of its masonry was removed for the maintenance and improvement of Raby.Castle in England that gave its name to the nearby town of the same nameThis article is about a castle. Its most famous exhibit is the 18th-century Silver Swan automaton, and its artworks include paintings by Go… It is a three-day event with out-of-town bands playing on the Saturday and local bands & up and coming TCR bands playing on the Sunday and Monday. For the castle in the town, see Daily Mail (London) 10 January 2009 Saturday 1ST Edition BRIC-A-BRAC BRITAIN; NORMAN MILLER goes on a rummage to find the top ten towns for bargain huntersAll in due time: the collected essays and broadcast talks of Humphry House By Humphry House p283For further information about the above parishes, see The Meet, as it is known locally, has grown from the North East Cyclists' Meet dating back to 1885, and since the early 1900s the town has staged a carnival and grand procession through the town centre on the bank holiday Monday. The Barnard Castle Meet is an annual carnival festival held on the second bank holiday weekend in May, the schools' summer half-term week. It is the main settlement in the Teesdale area, and a popular tourist destination.
St Mary's is a Roman Catholic school situated on Birch Road near the church of the same name.An annual live music festival, organised by Teesdale Community Resources in conjunction with the Barnard Castle Meet Committee, runs over the Whit weekend alongside the many other 'Meet' activities. There are around twenty separate events that the Meet Committee asserts 'reach every corner of the community'.
The weekend is now probably the largest event in the Barnard Castle and Teesdale calendar. Barnard Castle (locally [ˈbɑːnəd ˈkæsəl], BAH-nəd KASS-əl) is a market town in Teesdale, County Durham, England. It is named after the castle around which it was built. In recent years, with the R 'n' B festival no longer in the Meet Weekend programme, the Committee has staged its own music event showcasing local and national talent on the Sunday and Monday, with all technical and musical support from Teesdale Community Resources (TCR).
Although never a major manufacturing centre, in the 18th century industry centred on hand loom wool weaving, and in the early 19th century the principal industry was spinning and the manufacture of shoe thread.In May 2020, Barnard Castle came to national attention when the chief advisor of the The county boundary with the North Riding of Yorkshire was adjusted in 1967: that part of the town of Barnard Castle historically in Yorkshire was added to County Durham.Barnard Castle was the administrative centre of the former All four Durham County Councillors whose wards (Barnard Castle East and Barnard Castle West) include part of Barnard Castle are Conservative.The line opened on 8 August 1861 from a second terminus at Barnard Castle to a junction with the Lancaster & Carlisle Railway at Tebay with intermediate stations at Lartington, Bowes, Barras, Kirkby Stephen, Ravenstondale & Gaisgill.