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7. Beltingham - part 1 - St Cuthbert's Church St Cuthbert's Church, Beltingham is an ancient and beautiful church set in the centre of the tiny village.
This is a wonderful little church to visit and please leave a few pounds donation to the church to help with the upkeep of this historic treasure. The 15th century church is built in the English perpendicular style though parts are of Norman origin from around 1260.
The interior of St Cuthbert's Church, Beltingham.
The stained glass of the east window.
The ancient yew tree on the north side of the church. It is believed to be nearly 1000 years old, and not surprisingly, it needs a bit of support from several iron rings. The gravestone on the left seems to be leaning over in empathy.
The remains of an old 7th century Saxon cross stands outside the east end of the church, with the ancient yew tree in the background. The cross was brought in from an unknown location and Roman alter stones make up part of the base supports, suggesting the site has a long religious history.
A curious and elaborate gravestone?
* 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 |
