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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bede's World (Jarrow) - Ancient Cross in England in Tyne and Wear

Submitted by Anne T on Tuesday, 23 June 2015  Page Views: 3992

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Bede's World (Jarrow) Alternative Name: Jarrow Hall, Anglo Saxon Crosses (Jarrow), Bede's museum,
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.567 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Tyne and Wear Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: South Tyneside
Map Ref: NZ33756542
Latitude: 54.982244N  Longitude: 1.474175W
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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-1Completely destroyed
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4 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
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1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Bede's World (Jarrow)
Bede's World (Jarrow) submitted by Anne T : This Northumbrian Cross was found in Northallerton, and brought up to the museum. Dating from the 8th century, the central boss has five raised bosses, each representing the wounds of Christ on the cross. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Bede's museum (formerly Bede's World) is now part of the Jarrow Hall visitor attraction, some 200 yards from St. Paul's Church & St. Bede's Monastery in Tyne and Wear. Whilst maybe not for the purist, who likes to see their Anglo Saxon crosses in situ, this museum is designed to take you into the world Bede lived and worked in.

It holds many finds from the excavation of St. Bede's Monastery and is a fascinating collection of items ranging from fragments of Anglo Saxon stained glass, architectural fragments, cross shafts and heads through to modern sculptures.

We went to find some of the fragments listed in the Corpus of Anglo Saxon Sculpture, and whilst finding some of them, the rest appear to be stored away; we have been told by the lady on reception that if we email the curator in advance of our next visit, the museum will arrange for us to view these, if only on a pallet backstage.

Jarrow Hall is located on Church Bank, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, NE32 3DY (Tel: 0191 489 2106), not far from the Tyne Tunnel. For those of you with young families, it also houses a remarkable reconstruction of an Anglo Saxon farmstead and a superb herb garden, designed by Professor Rosemary Cramp (of the University of Durham/Corpus of Anglo Saxon Sculpture) and Richard Kilburn.

Official Web Site: www.jarrowhall.org.uk
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Bede's World (Jarrow)
Bede's World (Jarrow) submitted by Anne T : Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture reference: Jarrow 11, this stone contains the carving of one arm and part of the centre of a cross. It dates from the 7th to 8th century. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bede's World (Jarrow)
Bede's World (Jarrow) submitted by Anne T : This fragment was reported as being held in the Museum of Antiquities in Newcastle, so we were surprised to find this here. It's not a copy (the other copies are coloured dark brown). Dating from the late 7th to early 8th century, the cross has a square centre with round-headed flat-band moulding. Corpus of Anglo Saxon Sculpture reference: Jarrow 10. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bede's World (Jarrow)
Bede's World (Jarrow) submitted by Anne T : This stone fragment dates from the late 7th to early 8th century. Probably an uncompleted grave marker, the script has a very distinctive 'Jarrow capital type'. Corpus of Anglo Saxon Sculpture reference: Jarrow 12 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bede's World (Jarrow)
Bede's World (Jarrow) submitted by Anne T : This is the Franks Casket, made entirely of whalebone. Whilst now reconstructed, with some parts having gone to other museums, it is a rare and wonderful piece of carving. The sign underneath tells me that it mixes Roman, Christian, Jewish and Germanic legends and has a mix of runic and Latin scripts. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bede's World (Jarrow)
Bede's World (Jarrow) submitted by Anne T : This is another piece of cross shaft, displayed near the Northumbrian Cross found at Northallerton. The scrolls remain clear and crisp - wonderful workmanship. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bede's World (Jarrow)
Bede's World (Jarrow) submitted by Anne T : Dating from the eighth to tenth century, this undecorated piece of cross-shaft is edged with roll mouldings. Corpus of Anglo Saxon Sculpture reference: Jarrow 07

Bede's World (Jarrow)
Bede's World (Jarrow) submitted by Anne T : This fragment might either be part of an impost or possibly the edge of a cross arm, dating from the late 7th to early 8th century. Corpus of Anglo Saxon Sculpture reference: Jarrow 32

Bede's World (Jarrow)
Bede's World (Jarrow) submitted by Anne T : This is a fragment of cross arm and cross head dating from the first half of the 8th century. Corpus of Anglo Saxon Sculpture reference: Jarrow 08 and 09.

Bede's World (Jarrow)
Bede's World (Jarrow) submitted by Anne T

Bede's World (Jarrow)
Bede's World (Jarrow) submitted by Anne T : This fragment of cross shaft is displayed beneath the cross head of the Northumbria Cross found at Northallerton and, although there was no display marker, may well have been part of the shaft of the cross head.

Bede's World (Jarrow)
Bede's World (Jarrow) submitted by Anne T : These late 7th/early 8th century fragments have been reconstructed into an ornamental panel. Corpus of Anglo Saxon Sculpture reference: Jarrow 24

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Re: Former Bede's World museum reopens as Jarrow Hall by Anonymous on Monday, 21 January 2019
have you any idea where the Twin monasteries had their slaughter house or tannery?
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Former Bede's World museum reopens as Jarrow Hall by Andy B on Friday, 28 July 2017
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Up to date with the news as ever:
Former Bede's World museum reopens as Jarrow Hall
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-37106405

http://www.shieldsgazette.com/whats-on/arts/bede-s-world-is-reborn-as-jarrow-hall-as-attraction-reopens-1-8196046

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