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Save the date!!
St. Cuthberts'
Christmas Market
Friday 24th
November
from
5pm till 9pm
Stalls/Refreshments
over 20 stalls....
*Crafts *Hardware
*Cheese & Wine
*Raffle & Tombola *Cosmetics
*Cakes
*Mince pies & Mulled Wine
*Christmas Gifts *Candles
*Childrens' Activities
*Christmas Wreaths
Come and enjoy!
A winter view from the back footpath
the snowdrops and primroses are yet to appear
The St. Cuthbert connection:
The St. Cuthbert connection:
The site of the Church of Fishlake St. Cuthbert is allegedly the most southerly point that the coffin, containing his body, was taken on its journey around the north of England. The picture above is of the famed 'The Journey' a sculpture by Fenwick Lawson, the well-known Northumbrian Sculptor. It represents the story of how faithful monks carried the Saint's remains from Lindisfarne to safety.
Image Copyright: Alamy
See below...Chancel north window - notice the curious black dots inside the circles at the edges of the design...
More St. Cuthbert connections...?
Cuthbert's Beads?
At our exhibition in 2018, a visitor showed us a small cloth bag full of "Cuthbert Beads", the small circular sections of fossilised coral that can be found on the foreshore of 'Cuthbert's' Island. We noticed that these beads are similar in appearance to the objects portrayed in one of our oldest stained glass windows located in the chancel. A picture of this window can be found in the exhibition photo gallery (click on 'More' above). We would like to know if the objects in the stained glass are early pictorial representations of Cuthbert's Beads? Is this another "Cuthbert connection"? Do they occur anywhere elsewhere? Expert comment and opinion welcomed!