Durham Cathedral, August 1979This classic view of the Unesco World Heritage site of Durham Cathedral and the Old Fulling Mill was captured in moody monochrome by the Guardian photographer Denis Thorpe. The cathedral rises above the treetops caught half in sun, half in shade like a northern Notre Dame, while, below, kayakers tool around on the meandering River Wear just beyond the rushing weir. The shot is beautifully framed by the tree in the foreground, which is rendered almost