Historic county boundary signs erected along river
Historic Counties TrustSix pairs of signs marking historic county boundary lines have been erected along a north-east of England river.
The Historic Counties Trust and the Yorkshire Ridings Society will unveil the new signs marking the border between County Durham and the North Riding of Yorkshire at County Bridge, Barnard Castle, later.
All of the sign pairs, one for County Durham and one for the North Riding of Yorkshire, have been paid for by the the trust and Durham County Council has installed them at either side of six bridges over the River Tees.
Trustee Peter Boyce said he was very grateful to the authority for agreeing to mark the ancient border.
"We want to warmly thank councillor Ross Patterson because during his year as the ceremonial mayor of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council he raised over £14,000 for the erection of historic county roads signs and kindly donated that money to the Historic Counties Trust," he said.
"Some of this money has funded these signs."
Winston Bridge, Worlton Suspension Bridge, Egglestone Abbey Bridge, County Bridge, Eggleston Bridge and Middleton Bridge will all have signs.
Yorkshire Ridings Society member Nigel Wilkin said the River Tees had marked the border between County Durham and the North Riding of Yorkshire for more than a thousand years.
"Despite the indelible place of our two great counties in our history and our hearts, this border has not been properly marked for over 50 years," he said.
"We are overjoyed to see this omission rectified."