Hexham Abbey is one of the earliest seats of Christianity in England. Since its beginning, it has witnessed periods of immense turmoil and change, across the region and within the English Church itself. Many of these are reflected in the very fabric of the building we see today.
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Hexham Abbey
11 Comments CherryPie on Nov 4th 2021
The first St. Mary’s Church was built by St. Wilfred over twelve hundred years ago. In the 13th Century a new church took its place. This new St. Mary’s fell into disuse when the Abbey became the accepted church of Hexham.
The people of Hexham had long been used to walking through the church on their [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 1st 2021
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Nature talks in symbols, he who lacks imagination cannot understand her.
Abraham Miller
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 31st 2021
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The Moot Hall – Hexham
This Gatehouse guarded the Hall of the Archbishops of York. They were Lords of the Manor of Hexham for nearly five hundred years until 1545.
These were troubled times on the Scottish Borders. This late mediaeval tower was heavily fortified with three sets of doors, overhanging parapets and murder holes. In the first-floor courtroom the Archbishop’s [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 29th 2021
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The Old Gaol – Hexham
“In June 1330 the Archbishop of York, Lord of the Manor of Hexham, ordered the building of a prison in Hexham. Many of the stones came from the Roman ruins at Corbridge. Two years later it was furnished and equipped with chains and manacles. A barber, John of Carwood, was the first gaoler.
Prisoners were kept [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 27th 2021
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St Lawrence Church – Warkworth
It is known that a church has existed here since AD 737. King Ceowulf of Northumbria gave the village – then “Wercewode” – and the Church of St Lawrence to the monks of Holy Island. Northumbria bore much of the brunt of the early Viking raids. Holy Island itself was reputedly the first victim [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 25th 2021
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Alnwick Castle
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 19th 2021
