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NZ3365 : Jarrow Monastery

taken 24 years ago, near to Jarrow, South Tyneside, Great Britain

Jarrow Monastery

Medieval monastery with Anglo-Saxon elements. Link

Bede's World

Bede's World is a museum in Jarrow dedicated to the life and times of the Venerable Bede (673-735AD) 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 Link
The joint monastery site is (for 2011) the UK's nomination for UNESCO World Heritage Site status Link

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Grid Square: NZ3365, 220 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Sandy Gerrard (find more nearby)
Date Taken: 1997 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 11 February, 2021
Geographical Context: Coastal Historic sites and artefacts Religious sites
Primary Subject of Photo: Monastery
Subject Location: OSGB36: NZ 3386 6520 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.8156N 1:28.3489W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NZ 3389 6519
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)