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6. Corbridge Town - part 2 - St Andrew's Parish Church
One of the stained glass windows of St Andrew's. The first church was probably built around 674 AD by St Wilfrid's artisans and monks using stone from the ruins of Corstopitum (Roman Corbridge).
The church was restored in the 11th and 12th centuries including the construction of the Anglian tower. This is a wonderful church to visit and please purchase the excellent guide to the church and its history to help with the upkeep of this historic treasure.
In the modern porch of the south door entrance, you enter the church via the chevron carved Norman archway. The dark stains on the stonework testify to the turbulent history of the town!
Looking eastwards down the nave to the great chancel arch (12th century) and alter. The nave and aisles show the basic shape and size of the church derived from the building work of the 13th century.
The north aisle and organ.
Looking east down the north aisle.
* The north-east of England is as varied as anywhere in the country with much to offer the tourist with lots of interested places and buildings to visit whether in the City of Newcastle or the surrounding coast landscape and countryside, villages and towns of County Durham and Northumbria ('Northumberland') * page updated Feb 3rd 2008 * EMAIL Phil Brown * Images-photographs-pictures-photos-webshots-photos-views-scenes © Dr W P Brown |
