The Frith Stool stands in the middle of the Choir at Hexham Abbey, a solid block of sandstone that was broken in two during the 19th century and cemented together again; the stone has been […]

Flavinus rides in triumph over his barbarian enemy on the tall sandstone slab that stands in front of a blocked doorway at the foot of the night stair in Hexham Abbey. According to the inscription […]

For visitors who come to Hexham Abbey in search of the past the greatest thrill of all is the Anglo-Saxon crypt. A steep stone stair descending from the nave takes you back thirteen hundred years, […]

THE CROSS WHICH STOOD AT THE HEAD OF THE GRAVE OF ACCA BISHOP OF HEXHAM AD 709-732 WHO DIED AD 740 …So says the modern inscription on the plinth in the south transept of Hexham […]