Lambton worm? ...

This shot was taken whilst off out to get the Sunday paper. Clear skies and, in the distance, Penshaw Monument where lies a story ...

John Lambton missed going to church one Sunday morning and instead went fishing in the River Wear and caught what he thought was a small eel. An old man told him no good can come from missing church. John decided to dispose of the creature by discarding it in a nearby well ...

The "worm" grew and grew and villagers started to notice livestock missing until eventually the "worm" grew large enough to wrap itself seven times around the monument ... believe what you want