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St Paul's in Jarrow

Posted by Norman on 15/4/2026, 11:22 am

This 3 or 4 minute video clip was taken in St Paul's Church Jarrow so well worth watching.

Link: LINK

Re: St Paul's in Jarrow

Posted by Mac Cummings on 15/4/2026, 1:01 pm, in reply to "St Paul's in Jarrow"

It might be an ad but it is ,as you say, worth a watch.
It is nice to have Jarrow mentioned as a seat of learning rather than for the well documented march!

Re: St Paul's in Jarrow

Posted by Stan Wears on 15/4/2026, 1:13 pm, in reply to "Re: St Paul's in Jarrow"

The chair at the end is Bede's old chair so they say but known as the Bishops chair. Interesting watch though!

Re: St Paul's in Jarrow

Posted by John Mills on 15/4/2026, 1:58 pm, in reply to "Re: St Paul's in Jarrow"

Really interesting, I hadn't realised the impact the plague had on St Paul's.

Re: St Paul's in Jarrow

Posted by Mac Hardy on 16/4/2026, 10:49 am, in reply to "Re: St Paul's in Jarrow"

A wonderful story and history lesson. A beautiful building that, if it could talk would tell some fantastic stories.

Re: St Paul's in Jarrow

Posted by Stan Wears on 16/4/2026, 1:50 pm, in reply to "Re: St Paul's in Jarrow"

When Jimmy Guy (verger) and I did extensive research on the building, we discovered a lot! We could not get to the 3 vaults below the floor as it would have taken an exhumation order. However they were discovered by GPR (ground penetrating radar). Every stone has been studied as to its scource and even the quarry. There was a Roman look out tower at the top of Church Bank so like all good monks used much of it to build the church! I have taken levels but remain baffled why 3 "people" are buried 9" under the altar step and why Mr and Mrs Drewett are buied behind the church and not in the yard... so many unexplained things and more, like the tower not being keyed into the structure...

Re: St Paul's in Jarrow

Posted by Elizabeth Baker (Tindle) on 16/4/2026, 4:07 pm, in reply to "Re: St Paul's in Jarrow"

Where my mother was christened!

Re: St Paul's in Jarrow

Posted by Maria on 16/4/2026, 4:52 pm, in reply to "Re: St Paul's in Jarrow"

I was also christened there Elizabeth 1946 a beautiful church .

Baptisms

Posted by Carol in hampshire on 16/4/2026, 9:12 pm, in reply to "Re: St Paul's in Jarrow"

I was baptised at Glen Street methodist church 1946

Re: Baptisms

Posted by Elizabeth Baker (Tindle) on 17/4/2026, 3:30 am, in reply to "Baptisms"

Great to read responses from others who were baptised at St. Paul's. My mother was married in Christ Church Jarrow.