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Description: | View of the Abbey and parish church of St Andrews in Hexham. The oldest parts of the church date from the 7th century when an Abbey was built here by Winifred, Bishop of York. The Abbey was rebuilt in the 12th century and became an Augustinian priory. It was built in the Early English style of architecture and is beautifully decorated with statues and ornate windows. The priory was closed during the 16th century by Henry VIII ‘Dissolution of the Monasteries’, and the building has since been used as the parish church. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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