*On Angel Wings is due to descend on 14th October [2020] *
On Angel Wings is an installation that came into being following discussion on how we could offer the community a space to commemorate those who had been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
As we slowly reopen following a turbulent 2020 and start to 2021, we realised people had been [...]
Archive for the tag 'Hexham Abbey'
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 5th 2021
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Durham 2021
Hexham Abbey
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.
11 Comments CherryPie on Nov 4th 2021
After breakfast we checked out of the Vermont and, in a last minute change of plan, visited Hexham on the way to our new destination, Durham. First port of call was Hexham Gaol which is built with stone from the nearby Roman Corbridge site and bills itself as the earliest purpose-built prison in England.
Afterwards we [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 27th 2021
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Newcastle 2015
The Ascension of Jesus Christ
When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them. While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
Luke 24: 50,51
9 Comments CherryPie on May 10th 2018
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle 2015
The Lavatorium
All that remains of the lavatorium in the west walk of the cloister are these decorative arches. The monks would have washed their hands here before entering the refectory to eat.
2 Comments CherryPie on Nov 26th 2015
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle 2015
The Breeches Bible 1611
This rare edition of the Geneva Bible was translated from the Hebrew and Greek by exiles in Geneva. It was imported because, for the first time, the bible had text divided into numbered verses, which was extremely useful for preachers and readers alike.
It was popularly called the Breeches Bible because, wheras the Authorised Version says [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 25th 2015
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle 2015
Hexham Abbey – The Crypt
In the centre of the nave a steep stone stair descends into the original 7th-century crypt.
This was discovered only in 1725 when the tower was being reinforced, but would have been the first part of the Saxon church to be built, delved out of the earth before the walls of the main church were erected [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 24th 2015
