Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Sunderland

St Peter founded in AD 675 (prev upload) became a double monastery with the foundation of St Paul a decade later. Jarrow soon became a unique centre for the production of manuscripts. Among other things, the oldest surviving complete Vulgate Bible (Codex Amiatinus) and other illuminated biblical, liturgical and theological manuscripts were produced. Beda Venerabilis wrote his English Ecclesiastical History here around 731 Both monasteries were sacked by Viking raiders and in the 9th century the abbey was abandoned. After the Norman Conquest of England there was a brief attempt to revive it. Early in the 14th century the two houses were refounded as cells of Durham Priory. In 1536 they were surrendered to the Crown and dissolved. Since the dissolution the two abbey churches have survived as the parish churches of Monkwearmouth and Jarrow. The conventual buildings fell into ruin.

St Peter founded in AD 675 (prev upload) became a double monastery with the foundation of St Paul a decade later. Jarrow soon became a unique centre for the production of manuscripts. Among other things, the oldest surviving complete Vulgate Bible (Codex Amiatinus) and other illuminated biblical, liturgical and theological manuscripts were produced. Beda Venerabilis wrote his English Ecclesiastical History here around 731 Both monasteries were sacked by Viking raiders and in the 9th century the abbey was abandoned. After the Norman Conquest of England there was a brief attempt to revive it. Early in the 14th century the two houses were refounded as cells of Durham Priory. In 1536 they were surrendered to the Crown and dissolved. Since the dissolution the two abbey churches have survived as the parish churches of Monkwearmouth and Jarrow. The conventual buildings fell into ruin.

St Peter founded in AD 675 (prev upload) became a double monastery with the foundation of St Paul a decade later. Jarrow soon became a unique centre for the production of manuscripts. Among other things, the oldest surviving complete Vulgate Bible (Codex Amiatinus) and other illuminated biblical, liturgical and theological manuscripts were produced. Beda Venerabilis wrote his English Ecclesiastical History here around 731 Both monasteries were sacked by Viking raiders and in the 9th century the abbey was abandoned. After the Norman Conquest of England there was a brief attempt to revive it. Early in the 14th century the two houses were refounded as cells of Durham Priory. In 1536 they were surrendered to the Crown and dissolved. Since the dissolution the two abbey churches have survived as the parish churches of Monkwearmouth and Jarrow. The conventual buildings fell into ruin.

St Peter founded in AD 675 (prev upload) became a double monastery with the foundation of St Paul a decade later. Jarrow soon became a unique centre for the production of manuscripts. Among other things, the oldest surviving complete Vulgate Bible (Codex Amiatinus) and other illuminated biblical, liturgical and theological manuscripts were produced. Beda Venerabilis wrote his English Ecclesiastical History here around 731 Both monasteries were sacked by Viking raiders and in the 9th century the abbey was abandoned. After the Norman Conquest of England there was a brief attempt to revive it. Early in the 14th century the two houses were refounded as cells of Durham Priory. In 1536 they were surrendered to the Crown and dissolved. Since the dissolution the two abbey churches have survived as the parish churches of Monkwearmouth and Jarrow. The conventual buildings fell into ruin.

In 674 a monastery was founded in Monkwearmouth by King Egfrid of Northumbria. It was one of the two churches of the Benedictine double monastery of Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey. Benedict Biscop became the first abbot.The original church on the site was built at the behest of Benedict Biscop in 674–75. Bede Venerabilis 673/735) wrote that Benedict (who travelled to Rome six times!) brought stonemasons and glassworkers from Gaul to build the church, as these crafts were not yet established in Anglo-Saxon England. Of Benedict's building only the west wall and porch survive. The ground floor of the porch is barrel vaulted. Its outer arch, at the west end of the porch, is decorated with stone reliefs. By about 700 the porch had been enlarged by the addition of a second storey and north and south porticus, forming a westwork. By the end of the 10th century further storeys had been added to the porch, raising its height to form the present west tower. The rest of the church is much later. The north aisle was first built in the 13th century. A five-light east window was inserted in the chancel in the 14th century.