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Museum and Church |
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On our tour of the museum our guide told
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.... St. Bede using this modern
sculpture of Bede's Head. |
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In the museum we did some sketches to
illustrate different aspects of a monk's daily life. |
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We all got dressed up as monks at St. Paul's
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No volunteers for tonsures here! |
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Moving down into the Anglo-Saxon Church
we processed silently to the toll of a bell. |
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Arriving in the part of the church that Bede
himself would have used. |
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Listening to a short talk about the lives of
monks at Jarrow sat in front of the alter rail. |
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Bede's Chair?
Evidently not. |
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Friday 18th June 2004
A Visit to Bede's World in Jarrow
We visited:
The Museum
St. Paul's Church
The Monastery
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A Model of St. Paul's Monastery, Jarrow |
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The model of St. Paul's Monastery at
Jarrow is in the museum |
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It helps children to develop a very good
concept of the original layout and the many activities that went on
in daily life. |
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This shows the original church with
wooden steps leading to an inside balcony where visitors coul join
the monks in prayer. |
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Above: The original Saxon Chuch.
Above Right: artists impression of the night the monastery was
destroyed by Vikings. |
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Marking out the original boundaries .... |
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.... of the Chapter House and Dormitory |
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A modern stained glass
window dedicated to Benedict Biscop in St. Paul's Chancel. |
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The original Saxon
Church of St. Paul that Bede worshipped in. |
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The Saxon Church (left) is joined to the
Victorian Church (right) by the tower, |
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