St Helen's Church, Cornhill upon Tweed, Northumberland
It was June 1895 and some workmen employed by James Collingwood of Cornhill House were pulling down an old thatched house near the school. They removed a stone that looked like a mullion of a church or chapel window and four large stones or upstarts – evidently part of a doorway. It was presumed that these belonged to a chapel that is recorded as having been standing at Cornhill in the 14th Century and which was pulled down for the new church in 1752. For many centuries the governance of the church in Northumberland emanated from Durham. Norham was one of the principle parishes, with Cornhill as a Chapel of Ease. Nevertheless, there has been a church at Cornhill since Saxon times. St. Helen’s Church was enlarged, re-pewed and repaired in 1840 by voluntary contributions from a number of societies and individuals. Local legend has it that the body of an 8ft man was found buried under the nave when this work was carried out. The Church was re-pewed with open seats during 1869 as well as re-floored, dry rot having seriously affected the joists and flooring. At this time the Harmonium was repaired. The lectern was added in 1870. All these improvements were paid for by voluntary subscriptions.
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Location: Cornhill upon Tweed, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Jim Gibson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: building, church, churchyard, cornhill, england, graveyard, helens, northumberland, religious, st, tweed
