Auckland Castle

Auckland Castle, otherwise called Auckland Palace and locally as the Bishop's Castle or Bishop's Palace, is situated in Bishop Auckland, its neighboring town in County Durham, England. Worked by the Church of England for the ruler religious administrator of Durham for over 800 years, Auckland Castle was initially settled as a chasing lodge. The vital seat of the Bishops of Durham from 1832, it was moved in July 2012 to the Auckland Castle Trust, a magnanimous establishment to re-establish both the palace and grounds and furthermore build up lasting displays on the historical backdrop of Christianity in Britain and the North East.
In appearance more like a Gothic stately home than a medieval stronghold, Auckland Castle remains a working episcopal royal residence being the living arrangement and authority home office of the Bishop of Durham and its Scotland Wing. It presently fills in as the regulatory workplaces of the Durham Diocesan Board of Finance. Its Long Dining Room, houses 12 of the 13 celebrated 17^th century sketches in the arrangement Jacob and his 12 children, by Francisco de Zurbaran, delineating Jacob and his 12 sons. These artistic creations have hung for a long time in this room particularly structured and developed for them. In 2001 the Church Commissioners casted a ballot to offer the gems, at that point evaluated at £20m in esteem, however yielded after an audit in 2010.