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17a. Hexham (2) Hexham Abbey - The main architectural features of the Abbey See also 12. Hexham (1) A historic market town in Northumbria and 17b. Hexham (3) The Abbey - other features
Hexham Abbey Church: The fine building of Hexham Abbey from the south. It was originally a Benedictine Abbey, then an Augustinian Priory and the Parish Church of Hexham after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1537. Hexham Abbey has been a place of Christian worship since AD 674 (St Wilfrid) and remains the spiritual centre of the town in its continuing role as a parish church. PLEASE LEAVE A DONATION FOR THE UPKEEP OF THIS WONDERFUL BUILDING
Hexham Abbey: Some of the stonework of the original Hexham Abbey buildings (part of original west part of the nave of the 12th-15th?) is set into now is referred to as the Monastic Workshop which functions as a tearoom in the summer months!
Hexham Abbey: The crossing and tower of Hexham Abbey (exterior from the south and interior looking into the north transept) Outside or inside, Hexham Abbey is a magnificent piece of mainly medieval architecture.
Hexham Abbey: The upper triforum and clerestory of the north transept of Hexham Abbey. Much of the architecture of the present building dates from the12th, 13th and 15th centuries.
Hexham Abbey: The upper triforum and clerestory of the nave of Hexham Abbey
Hexham Abbey: The magnificent 13th century North Transept.
Hexham Abbey: View of the north transept from the top of the 'night stairs'.
Hexham Abbey: At the foot of the 'night stairs' is the stone effigy of Flavius, a Roman soldier and standard bearer, a sculptured piece of stone that is a reminder that the first church of St Wilfrid in AD 674 was partly built of stones from the 'vacated' Roman buildings nearby.
Hexham Abbey: The beautiful architecture of the North Transept from the top of the famous 'night stairs'.
Hexham Abbey: The well-worn night stairs down which the monks came to worship from their sleeping quarters. It must have cold in the winter as the canons made their way to worship from their sleeping quarters on the upper floor. This rare surviving staircase is still used today by the members of the choir and visiting choral groups.
Hexham Abbey: An 'angled' view of the North Transept showing clearly the triforum and clerestory windows.
Hexham Abbey: The chancel and choir. The 16th century painting above the high altar and on the left is a large painted oak panel and to the left of the High Altar is Prior Leschman's 15th century chapel with its wonderful carvings (see bottom of page).
Hexham Abbey: The high altar, painting and east window
Hexham Abbey: The elaborately designed rood screen below the organ - viewed from inside the choir stalls. The wooden vaulting of the medieval carpenter matches and simulates the work of the stone masons. The Rood Screen is a magnificent piece of woodwork by Thomas Smithson, Prior from 1491 to 1524. The paintings on it depict The Annunciation and The Visitation, 16 portraits of the Bishops of Hexham and Lindisfarne and other prelates.
Hexham Abbey: A view of the north aisle of the Quire from the choir stalls.
Hexham Abbey: From the crossing, looking through the rood screen into the choir and beyond to the high altar. The organ was built in 1974 by Lawrence Phelps and Associates of Pennsylvania, USA.
Hexham Abbey: On the crossing side of the rood screen are a series of painted medieval panels depicting ???
Hexham Abbey: The entrance to St Wilfrid's 7th century crypt.
Hexham Abbey: A Roman Latin inscribed stone in the nave.
Hexham Abbey: A decorative stone from part of the early medieval Abbey buildings, now in the nave.
Hexham Abbey: Looking down the north aisle of the chancel and choir.
Hexham Abbey: Looking west down the Nave, which was rebuilt on the foundations and lower walls of the medieval building in the early 20th century.
Hexham Abbey: The cover is Jacobean (incorporating wood from a 15th century cover), but the font base is medieval (Early English) and the baptism bowl might of Roman origin ie the base of a Roman pillar?
Hexham Abbey: Some of the interesting carved figures and faces on the north side of the Prior Leschman Chantry Chapel. More detail of these wonderful carvings in 3 more pictures below.
See also 12. Hexham (1) A historic market town in Northumbria and 17b. Hexham (3) The Abbey - other features
See also 12. Hexham (1) A historic market town in Northumbria
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