Victorian Terrace, Front Street East,... © Graham Robson cc-by-sa/2.0

2017

NZ2681 : Victorian Terrace, Front Street East, Bedlington

taken 9 years ago, near to Bedlington, Northumberland, England

Victorian Terrace, Front Street East, Bedlington

A Victorian terrace of stone built houses on Front Street East in Bedlington.

Geographical Context: Housing, Dwellings Roads, Road transport Place: Bedlington other tags: Terraced Houses Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Street East in Bedlington [11] · House [8] ·

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Grid Square: NZ2681, 73 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Graham Robson (more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 26 February, 2017 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 5 March, 2017
Subject Location: OSGB36: NZ 2626 8169 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:7.7336N 1:35.3828W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NZ 2625 8169
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)

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Image Type (about): geograph

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Discussion on NZ2681

Syke's REGISTER of REMARKABLE EVENTS (1830) recounts: When the workmen were digging the foundation of a circular addition to the north side of the church at Bedlington, they discovered three monumental stones, on which were cut out a sword, the cross of which was decorated with ribbons, and human figures. One one stone was inscribed
"Orapro nobis ". The bones of a human being were also found close to the buttress of the steeple. They were supposed to be the remains of Cuthbert Watson, a noted somnambulist. On February 14th, 1669, he rose in his sleep, and wandering to the church, climbed up the buttress on the north side of the steeple. A person passing at the time, being alarmed for
his safety, called to poor Watson, who awoke, fell, and was killed on the spot. This story is verified by tradition, the parish register, and the date cut upon the buttress, called "Watson's Wake".

Is this inscription still visible? I see no 'church with steeple' on the OS map - only one with a tower.

Posted by Stan on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 (0 comments)

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NZ2681 : Victorian Terrace, Front Street East, Bedlington

taken 9 years ago, near to Bedlington, Northumberland, England

Discussion on NZ2681