A Little Treasure
- Photograph
- 15 by 10 inches
- unframed
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£20.00
- Tynemouth Priory was founded early in the 7th century.
In 800 the Danes plundered Tynemouth Priory, and afterwards the monks strengthened the fortifications sufficiently to prevent the Danes from succeeding when they attacked again in 832. However, in 865 the church and monastery were destroyed by the Danes. At the same time, the nuns of St Hilda, who had come there for safety, were massacred. The priory was again plundered by the Danes in 870.
The priory was destroyed by the Danes in 875. The small parish church of St Mary remained. "If you ever come across the opportunity to visit the Priory ask to be shown the Church. (The Door is sometimes locked). For something no bigger than an average sitting room, Its hard to grasp the 1200 years, of History that this tiny Church has witnessed".