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NorthoftheTyneCam Digital Photoraphy by Norman Mackillop March 2010 |
This is an addition to
Northofthetyne.co.uk Castles and Walks in Northumberland |
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| The Abbey, is the Priory and Parish Church of St. Andrew, Hexham, Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| There has been a church on this site for over 1300 years since Queen Etheldreda made a grant of lands to Wilfrid, Bishop of York c.674. Hexham, Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| Of Wilfrid’s Benedictine abbey, the Saxon crypt and apse still remain. In Norman times Wilfrid’s abbey was replaced by an Augustinian priory: the church you see today is mainly that building of about 1170-1250, Hexham, Northumberland
notes from the Hexham Abbey Website |
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| The Abbey seen from the Park , Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| Hexham House the headquarters of Tynedale District Council, seen across the bowling green Hexham, Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| In the grounds of Hexham House, Hexham, Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| The Seal plaque on the Gatepost of the south gates of the park area that is called "The Sele," Hexham, Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| The south gates to "The Sele" park area. Hexham, Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| The Water fountain in the Sele park, Hexham, Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| A very original co-operation, between art and science, these posts are a debris catcher protecting the town in the "Sele (Seal) Well" area, one of a number of projects on this stretch of the Cockshaw Burn, Hexham, Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| Steve Hyslop's debris catcher installed by the Environment Agency as part of the town's flood defences, Hexham, Northumberland View the information on this PDF | |||||||||||||
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| The old Bandstand in the Park, Hexham, Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| An early visit to Seahouses before the tourists arrive, Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| The boats that take the visitors out to the Farnes to see the seals and puffins are getting their pre-season scrape, Seahouses, Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| Its refurbishment time at Seahouses, Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| It seems that all the boats are getting their fresh coats of paint , Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| A nice job done on the undercoating, Seahouses, Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| A bit more work to be done on the Daniel R, Seahouses, Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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| Junior is taking a bath, Seahouses, Northumberland | |||||||||||||
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Northumberland is England's Secret !
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