#hexhamabbey

[sirjustynmedievalknight]

There is something thrilling to me about walking upon stairs that are centuries old. My@mind races with imaginings and visions of people from the past. These stairs are at Hexham Abbey, a place I had longed to visit for over twenty years before I finally got there! If you are ever there, don’t forget to visit the catacombs and the altar below where you’ll@see Roman stone. #medieval #middleages #abbey #hexham #hexhamabbey #northumberland #bucketlist (at Hexham Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm_6tvpvINX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hexhamabbey]

An Altar to Apollo

At the beginning of our exhibiton, the first thing you will see if a great big hunk of stone with some red lettering on, which at frist glance doesn’t make much sense at all. But with further inspection, you will learn that it’s a rather interesting stone after all!

This is a Roman Altar, used to worship a local Roman god called Maponos, a Celtic god of youth and love who was often linked with Apollo, the Roman god of the sun, light and music. Maponos was worshipped in North Britain and Gaul, and was famed for skills in poetry, music and hunting. The centre of his cult may have been at Lochmaben, Dumfries.

The red lettering translates is Latin, which translates into English as: ‘To Apollo Maponus … Terentius Firmus Senianus the son of … of the Oufentine tribe, prefect of the camp of the sixth legion, styled the victorious, pious and faithful, dedicates this altar’

This stone altar was found at the site of the old church in 1864 when the grounds were being dug up and levelled out for the creation of Beaumont Street. 

[mybloodjustwantstosayhellotoyou]

Some photos from my day out in Hexham last Saturday. It was the 1 year anniversary of my dad's passing so I lit a candle in remembrance at Hexham Abbey. The Abbey was beautiful and a little overwhelming. #hexham #hexhamabbey #beautifulday #nature #flowers #sunshine #remembrance https://www.instagram.com/p/CgY6oVmLj0J/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[schmattt]

More miniatures coming soon. In pairs. #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #artistsontumblr #architecture #building #drawing #hexham #hexhamabbey #instaart #miniature #northumberland #northeast #pen #penandinkdrawing https://www.instagram.com/p/CbhiNpasPSh/?utm_medium=tumblr

[stuartmoss]

Inside the wonderful #HexhamAbbey today, just stunning. #Hexham #church #cofe #churchofengland #religion #Christianity #architecture #history #heritage #culture #Northumberland #IgersHexham #IgersNorthumberland #VisitHexham #VisitNorthumberland #travel #tourism #tourist #leisure #life #Abbey (at Hexham Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRFUencs_ID/?utm_medium=tumblr

[hexaflexageek]

Hexham Abbey. @beccyowenspopupchoirs met this morning, learned songs, and performed or shared them outside the Abbey. There are much worse ways to spend a morning! This was the view from our practice room. At least if you leant dangerously far out of the window. #hexham #northernengland #Northumberland #hexhamabbey #choir #popupchoir #urban #popup #singing #singingforall (at Hexham) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0tN6iCAre6/?igshid=ag0xphrs8fpq

[hexhamtv]

What to do if you find someone who has collapsed

https://www.facebook.com/Hexhamtv/videos/1689673477995793/ Watching this could save someone's life. On 20th May 2017, Hexhamtv recorded a training session held at Hexham Abbey and delivered by members of the First Responder Team of The North East Ambulance Service The training session lasts about 50 minutes and explains what you should do if you find someone who has collapsed, how to deliver #CPR and how to use a #defibrillator. Public access defibrillators are located in central #Hexham at Hexham Abbey on the wall of the Parish Office, at Beales Department Store Beales Department Store and at the Wentworth Leisure Centre @WLCLeisure Hexham Active Northumberland If you dial 999 in an emergency the Ambulance Service will direct you to the nearest accessible public access defibrillator and tell you any necessary access code. If you know of other locations in the Hexham parliamentary constituency where public access defibrillators are located please add their location in comments. With thanks to Hexham Abbey and the NEAS First Responder team for their help in the making of this film. Please share this important information with anyone who you think would benefit from it NEFollowers #Northumberland #Tynedale Core Music CIC People Of Hexham

[fotofacade]

The movement of light through the north transept from morning ‘til night at @hexhamabbey Northumberland #architecture #photography #hexham #northumberland #heritage #church #churchcrawling — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2ADDw3n

[ivisitengland]

iVisit.... Hexham Abbey

Hexham Abbey has been a place of solace and refuge for over 1,300 years, and welcomes people of all faiths and none to enjoy its beautiful architecture and atmosphere and to explore its fascinating history.

Hexham Abbey has a rich and evocative history. It is the story of more than 1,340 years of cultural development written in stone, if you’re interested in more detail about it's treasures, this is the place to come.

Hexham Abbey has been shaped by intriguing people, and is home to a number of rare cultural and historical artefacts of considerable importance.

There has been a church on the site for more than 1,300 years, since Queen Etheldreda made a grant of lands to Wilfrid, Bishop of York c.674.

Of Wilfrid’s Benedictine abbey, the Saxon crypt and apse still remain.

There have been additions made every century since Hexham Abbey was first founded. The oldest part is the Saxon crypt (674). The east end was rebuilt in 1860 to a John Dobson design, and the nave, whose walls incorporate some of the earlier church, was rebuilt in 1908.

During 2014, building work was completed on the £3m restoration of the medieval monastery complex at the Abbey to create a major visitor exhibition, function rooms and community meeting spaces. This is one of the most significant events in the Abbey’s life, and it reunites all the buildings on site for the first time since the Reformation, when the monastic complex was removed by Henry VIII.

The Abbey is home to three choirs: boys’ and men’s, a girls’ choir, and a chamber choir (mixed adults).

Much of the Abbey’s mission is delivered by volunteers. The bells, for instance, are rung every Sunday and at special events by volunteer ringers.

The oldest of the 10 bells was cast in 1742. The youngest two were installed for the Millennium.

[steveharringtrn]

Went to Hexham abbey today, such a beautiful building. #abbey #hexham #hexhamabbey #history #stainglasswindow #chuch #northumberland #northeast (at Hexham)

[wideskiesfilm]

Take a look at this very exciting workshop with Tony Berchman the evening before our Nosferatu screening in Hexham Abbey. An amazing opportunity for young and aspiring musicians! You can get your ticket (just £1!) here: http://goo.gl/pKYZ4L

[sirjustynmedievalknight]

Copper gilt, Saxon chalice at Hexham Abbey, Northumberland. If you’ve never been to Hexham and you love the Middle Ages, it really is worth visiting. So many other medieval sites close to it too. #medieval #hexhamabbey #hexham https://www.instagram.com/p/B83uvYjHHjG/?igshid=1mgdj9mssu9uf

[hexhamabbey]

CULTURE RECOVERY FUND GRANTS HEXHAM ABBEY FUNDS FOR ESSENTIAL ROOF REPAIRS

We are delighted to announce we have been successful in a bid to help fund essential roof repairs to the Abbey. The worst affected areas of the roof; the Chancel East End, North Transept and Nave North Aisle will all have major repairs works undertaken, securing the building for future generations. The current slate roof coverings are in poor, deteriorating condition and over the past decade have required continual repairs to ensure the building remains wind and water tight.

Just under £357,000 has been awarded for the roof project, meaning works undertaken will include:

- The Westmorland slate and Welsh slate coverings will be carefully removed

- Removal of failed fixings and battens

- Repair and treatment of any decayed and infested exposed timber work

- Formation of new treated counter and tiling batten structure with breather membranes

- Re-laying of the salvaged existing slates

- Renewal and repair of the failed lead items.

The risk of not carrying out the work is that timbers will likely decay and rot, causing irrevocable damage to the medieval roof.

The Rev'd David Glover has said:

"We are delighted to have been awarded a grant from Historic England for just under £357,000 to enable repairs to the roof. The grant from Historic England will meet just under 80% of the cost of the works and the PCC is hugely grateful to the Hexham Abbey Restoration Trust for meeting the remaining amount.

This is great news for us because raising money to repair a roof would normally be very challenging and it has been a superb effort, led by Richard Thornton, Cath Newson and Kirsty Wills, that has enabled us to win this grant. Well done to them – and thank you!

This does, however, mean that the Abbey will need to be closed to all activities from 4th January – 31st March 2021. This is because the Abbey will need to be protected from the dust that will be created by disturbing the roof and, therefore, pretty much wrapped in plastic sheeting. During this time, we will make extensive use of the Priory Building, and especially the Great Hall, for our services and activities and the café and shop will remain open. The terms of the grant mean that the roof work should be completed by the end of March and we can look forward to being back in the Abbey for Easter. I do appreciate that we will, again, miss being in the Abbey Church but this is a fantastic opportunity to complete the first stage of our roof refurbishment, which is vital if we are to ensure the long term viability of the Abbey.

If you have any questions about this, please do not hesitate to speak to me or to a Churchwarden."

For full details please click the following link:

https://bit.ly/2IkLHG7

[ecocycleadventure-blog]

#hexhamabbey #ecocabs #ecocycleadventures #hexham #northumberland #cctv

[just-wanna-travel]

Hexham, England, UK

[hexhamtv]

With the support of the local community and various charitable trusts, over the past 6 years Hexham Abbey have been developing its visitor experience, cafe and associated function rooms. Here in this interview with Hexhamtv Jane Gibson talks about the vision, funding and implementation of The Hexham Abbey Project.