Stonegrave Minster
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Stonegrave Minster Stonegrave Minster had already been established by 757 AD when Pope Paul I wrote to Eadberht, King of Northumberland, about the appointment of an abbot. The minster had probably been founded by an earlier King of Northumberland and was staffed by priests of the tradition of Iona and Lindisfarne. There had already been an abbess here who had named Forthred, a monk, as her successor but the king wanted a lay abbot, Ethelwald Moll, a fighting man, to protect the three linked houses of Coxwold, Stonegrave and Donamuthe from Scandinavian raiders. Stonegrave is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Howardian Hills and 4 miles south east of Helmsley. Photo 585, May 2011 |
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Stonegrave Minster Photo 590, May 2011 |
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Stonegrave Minster, tower Photo 596, May 2011 |
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Stonegrave Minster interior. Note the Chancel screen. Photo 587, May 2011 |
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Stonegrave Minster The Chapel of St Peter. The dedication of the original south chapel, constructed in the latter half of the 12th century, is not known. It was restored in 1961. Photo 589, May 2011 |
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Stonegrave Minster, stained glass window. The East Window: This window dates to 1863, a notoriously bad time for coloured or stained glass and for many people this glass is an unfortunate and jarring feature. The draughtsmanship is poor but to replace it by something better would cost too much and even plain well-leaded glass would be costly. Photo 720, May 2011 |
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Stonegrave Minster, impressive pre-Norman Cross An almost complete magnificent wheel-headed cross, which is on display just inside the door. It is well over 6' tall, even though it is broken. The carving is particularly fine on the front of the shaft and the side facing the door. The carving is basically of interlaced strips, with panels of more recognisable figures: there is an animal on the front near the top, and a charming little human figure at the bottom of the front of the shaft. Photo 721, May 2011 |
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Stonegrave Minster, some of the original fragments of other (very old) crosses Photo 722, May 2011 |
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Stonegrave Minster, graves and nearby sheep Photo 593, May 2011 |
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