| Leaving Northumberland, we drove down
to Newcastle in the County of Tyne and Wear.
On the north side of the River Tyne, on the headland, is Tynemouth Priory and Castle. |
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| Peter standing on the coast with Tynemouth
Priory behind him. The castle gate is just visible on the right.
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Another view down the coast to Tynemouth Priory. (152kb) | Peter at the gated entrance to the Castle. (275kb) |
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| Looking east at the Priory church. (178kb) | Another shot. (178kb) | The priory church looking southeast. (140kb) |
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| The east end of the priory church. (183kb) | Looking through a door in the rood screen at
the east end of the church. (220kb)
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East end of the church seen through the arch in the south quire aisle. (219kb) |
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| Peter standing in the crossing (213kb) | South wall of the presbytery, showing all
the cool arches. (266kb)
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A neat stone face. (313kb) |
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| The east end of the roof of a small vaulted
chapel, the Percy Chantry. At the top is the head of Christ, below
that is the risen Christ holding a banner, below that is St Andrew seated,
and at the bottom center is Christ seated between four angels with
trumpets. (486kb)
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The west end of the Percy Chantry roof. At the top center is Christ seated between four angels with trumpets, below that is St James seated holding a staff and a book, below that is St John the Baptist holding a lamb, and at bottom is the Lamb of God with a cross and flag. (476kb) | The middle of the roof. (464kb) |
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| The 19th century restored window in the Percy Chantry. (238kb) | Looking off the headland out to the North Sea. (147kb) | The priory church from the southeast, with
the graveyard in the foreground. (168kb)
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| Looking west at the east end of the priory church, with the Percy Chantry in the center. (220kb) | Looking at the priory church from a window in the gatehouse. (140kb) | A better shot. (195kb) |
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| The inside of the castle gatehouse (and most all that remains of the castle. (151kb) | A closeup view of the gate from the front. (241kb) | |
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On the south side of the River Tyne, is Bede's World, dedicated to the Saint Bede the Venerable. |
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| A Glastonbury chair in the small church. (198kb) | The same chair from the back
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A close up of the carving on a different Glastonbury chair. (243kb) |
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| The 12th century church. (187kb) | A doorway in the remaining cloister wall. (308kb)
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In Newcastle is Hylton Castle, which is the remains of a castle built by Sir William Hilton between 1374 and 1420. The keep gatehouse still stands. Adorning the façades is a fine display of medieval heraldic shields. |
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| The front of Hylton castle gatehouse. (215kb) | And the same, a little further back. (163kb) | A close up of the heraldic shields. (241kb)
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| The front of the chapel remains, which stands to the side of the gatehouse. (241kb) | The heraldic shields on the chapel. (261kb)
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The castle gatehouse from the rear. (179kb)
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| A close up shot of the cool dear, helmet, and coat of arms on the rear of the gatehouse. (459kb) | ||