2010

NZ3365 : Museum 'cloister', Bede's World

taken 15 years ago, near to Tyne Tunnel, South Tyneside, England

Museum 'cloister', Bede's World
Museum 'cloister', Bede's World
Bede's World is a museum in Jarrow dedicated to the life and times of the Venerable Bede (673-735AD) LinkExternal link
He was a monk, author and scholar who lived at the Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, Wearmouth-Jarrow, a double monastery at Jarrow and Monkwearmouth (today part of Sunderland).
Ancient churches still exist on both sites NZ3365 : Tower, St Paul's Church, Jarrow and NZ4057 : St Peter's Church, Wearmouth but remains of the monastery only at Jarrow NZ3365 : Monastery site & St Paul's Church, Jarrow
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The official web site of the museum is here LinkExternal link
The joint monastery site is (for 2011) the UK's nomination for UNESCO World Heritage Site status LinkExternal link

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NZ3365, 226 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 16 July, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 18 July, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3375 6541 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.9293N 1:28.4506W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3374 6540
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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