. Westmoreland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland, illustrated : from original drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, & c. ; with descriptions by T. Rose . War. CUMBERLAND, DURHAM, AND NORTHUMBERLAND. 93 BRENCKBURN PRIORY,—NORTHUMBERLAND. Brcnckburn Priory, distant ten miles north-north-west from Morpeth, is situated withina curvature of the river Coquet, by which it is surrounded on all sides except the portion of this ancient edifice has been demolished. The church, which was built in thecathedral form, is nearly entire, consisting of the square tower, the nave, the two tra
. Westmoreland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland, illustrated : from original drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, & c. ; with descriptions by T. Rose . War. CUMBERLAND, DURHAM, AND NORTHUMBERLAND. 93 BRENCKBURN PRIORY,—NORTHUMBERLAND. Brcnckburn Priory, distant ten miles north-north-west from Morpeth, is situated withina curvature of the river Coquet, by which it is surrounded on all sides except the portion of this ancient edifice has been demolished. The church, which was built in thecathedral form, is nearly entire, consisting of the square tower, the nave, the two transepts,the aisle, and a side aisle, to the north : one spire still stands, which, with the noble pillarsand arches, and the remains of the dormitory, authenticate its former extent and magni-ficence. The windows of this structure exhibit the circular and pointed arch ; and thenorth and south doors are richly ornamented in the Saxon and Norman styles of archi-tecture. Mutilated urns, and other relics of antiquity, having been discovered in variousparts of the buildings, it has been conjectured that a Roman station once existed here,and that Brenckburn Grove echoe
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