Photographs of Heysham and and the historic Heysham Village and on the Lancashire Coast.
Rock Graves at St. Patrick's Chapel, Heysham Village in Lancashire.
Close to the chapel are a total of eight graves dug out of solid rock which probably date from the 10th century and would originally have had stone covers and wooden crosses (note the holes in which the crosses would have been held).
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Rock Graves, St. Patrick's Chapel, Heysham Village, Lancashire.
There are a total of eight graves around St.Patrick's Chapel, all dug out of solid rock for local dignitaries and a child. The graves probably date from the 9th to 10th centuries and would originally have had stone covers and wooden crosses.
Rock Graves, St. Patrick's Chapel, Heysham Village, Lancashire.
There are a total of eight graves around St.Patrick's Chapel, all dug out of solid rock for local dignitaries and a child. The graves probably date from the 9th to 10th centuries and would originally have had stone covers and wooden crosses.
Rock graves and St. Patrick's Chapel, Heysham Village, Lancashire.
St Patrick's Chapel is believed to date from the 8th century. As one of the earliest surviving Christian buildings in the north west of England, it may have had monastic origins.
The eight graves dug out of solid rock probably date from the 10th century and would originally have had stone covers and wooden crosses (note the holes in which the crosses would have been held).
9th century stone grave cover bearing a cross at St. Patrick's Chapel, Heysham Village, Lancashire.
St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham, Lancashire.
St Patrick's Chapel is believed to date from the 8th century. As one of the earliest surviving Christian buildings in the north west of England, it may have had monastic origins.
St. Patrick's Chapel, Heysham Village, Lancashire.
Believed to date from the 8th century, this is one of the earliest surviving Christian buildings in the north west of England and may have had monastic origins.
To the front left of the photo are 9th century stone grave covers, one bearing a cross.
St.Patrick's Chapel, Heysham Village, Lancashire.
Believed to date from the 8th century, this is one of the earliest surviving Christian buildings in the north west of England and may have had monastic origins.
To the front left of the photo are 9th century stone grave covers, one bearing a cross.
St Patrick's Chapel from the graveyard of St. Peter's church in Heysham Village, Lancashire.
The view towards Morecambe from the graveyard of St. Peter's Church, Heysham Village on the Lancashire Coast.
St. Peter's Church, Heysham Village on the Lancashire coast.
There has been a church on this site since the 7th or 8th century. The present west doorway (note the different heights from the inside and outside) is Anglo-Saxon and the chancel, with its lovely east and south windows, is early 14th century.
St. Peter's Church, Heysham Village on the Lancashire Coast.
There has been a church on this site since the 7th or 8th century. The present west doorway (note the different heights from the inside and outside) is Anglo-Saxon and the chancel, with its lovely east and south windows, is early 14th century.
The West face of the Viking hog-back tombstone in St Peter's Church, Heysham, Lancashire.
Vikings arrived and settled in Heysham around 1000AD. This carved stone probably depicts a Norse saga and would have covered the grave of a Viking noble. Being the best preserved stone of its type in the country, it was moved into the church for protection.
The East face of the 10th century Viking hog-back tombstone in St Peter's Church, Heysham, Lancashire.
This, the East face is thought to depict the Norse tale of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer, and the West side the story of Sigmund.
Anglo-Saxon cross base, St. Peter's Churchyard, Heysham, Lancashire.
The base of an 8th century cross. The side in the photo is thought to depict the raising of Lazarus and the other side, the Virgin and Child.
Anglo-Saxon cross base, St. Peter's Churchyard, Heysham, Lancashire.
The base of an 8th century cross. The side in the photo is thought to depict the Virgin and Child, and the other side, the raising of Lazarus.
Anglo-Saxon archway in the churchyard of St. Peter's Church, Heysham Village, Lancashire.
The arch was discovered in the north wall of the church during the 1864 renovations.
Medieval grave cover depicting a cross, sword and harp in St. Peter's churchyard, Heysham, Lancashire.
Sundial shaft from 1696 in the churchyard of St Peter's Church, Heysham Village, Lancashire.
St. Patrick's Well, Heysham Village in Lancashire.
The wellhead is possibly 18th century.
The old plaque on the wall reads:
“This is one of two holy wells in Heysham village (the other, Sainty Well, is on private property and covered over), whose dedications are long since lost. Latterly the water from this well was used for utilitarian gardening purposes within the confines of the old rectory...“Previously the well had fallen into disuse, suffered from surface contamination and became rubble-filled when the bank above gave way in the mid-1800s. In the early 1900s, the well-head was again rebuilt and the well itself was cleaned and made safe by capping with concrete. Recently (May 2002) the well-head has been refurbished and water artificially introduced, thus turning a derelict area into a feature of the village.”.
A woodland path on Chapel Hill, Heysham Village, Lancashire.
Formerly part of Heysham Head Pleasure Resort.
A view across the old fishing baulks to the Kent Channel and the Lakeland Fells from Heysham Village, Lancashire.
The small sandy cove beneath the sandstone cliffs of Heysham Head on the Lancashire Coast.