Monkwearmouth monastic church, Sunderland: C11th tower built above the peaked roof line of the original C7th Saxon porch & carved figure.

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Monkwearmouth monastic church: C11th tower built above the peaked roof line of the original C7th A-S porch; an eroded figure of Christ in Majesty (or St Peter) is visible just below the apex of the porch roof. St Peter's priory was established AD674 by St Benedict Biscop & built by Frankish masons in Romanesque style. Biscop taught the young Venerable Bede here & the porch is also associated with St Ceolfrith & St Cuthbert.

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Size: 3731px × 4961px
Location: St Peter's (with St Cuthbert) Church, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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