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St Mary Woodhorn Church Museum

St Mary Woodhorn Church Museum

Woodhorn

Northumberland

North aisle early C12, south aisle mid-C12.

Architectural Features

Eastern arches of arcades and chancel arch C13.

C19 parts in heavy Norman style.

West window of 2 trefoil-headed lights, with shields of Ogle and Widdrington under square head, is probably 1843 copy of C15 original

Fenestration of chancel includes 2 round-headed loops and C15-style 4-light window on south, and lancet triplet on east, reproducing pre- 1843 features.

Patterned mid-C19 glass in eastern lancets.

2 medieval bells now displayed in chancel.

Well-preserved C13 effigy attributed to Agnes de Valence.

C18 and early C19 mural monuments including 1739 Walton monument in south aisle and tablets by Davies.

Font has early C19 cable-moulded bowl on older shaft and base.

Collection of sculptured stones including Pre-Conquest cross fragments, headstone crosses and C12-C14 cross slabs

other unprovenanced carved stones from Society of Antiquaries'collection in Newcastle and inscribed cross slab from Kickhill Chapel Site, Hepple, are also displayed.

C8

Woodhorn may be the 'Wudecestre' (Woodchester) granted to the Lindisfarne community by Ceolwulf in 737.