Holy Trinity Church, Coverham: BU03727




St. Cuthbert’s Church, Crayke: BU02398a



St Mary’s Church, Goathland: BU02766A

 

Pulpit from Castle Bolton Church:DCM00007

American organ from Hawes Methodist Chapel: DCM0009

Holy Trinity Church, Coverham
Coverham Church dates from the thirteenth century, with many additions and renovations being made until the seventeenth century. The most obvious of which is the tower added in the 1500’s. The Church was restored in the Victorian era, so many of the internal features date from this period.

The first Coverham parish register, 1720s: NYCRO1112

St. Cuthbert’s Church, Crayke
The origins of Crayke Church are thought to be in the seventh century, when King Egfrith gave the village and surrounding area to St. Cuthbert as a place to rest on his journeys to York. St. Cuthbert is thought to have founded a monastery on the site. Two hundred years later, long after Cuthbert’s death, Vikings were raiding the Northumbrian coast and the monks of Lindisfarne feared that his grave would be desecrated, so they disinterred Cuthbert and travelled around the country for many years, until they found their permanent home at Durham. One of the places they are rumoured to have rested at is Crayke, and as all places that held the body of St. Cuthbert became a part of County Durham, so Crayke became an outpost of the County until it became part of the North Riding in the nineteenth century.

St. Agatha’s Church, Easby
Easby Church is very close to the ruins of the Abbey of St. Agatha. It is particularly noteworthy for the spectacular medieval frescos that still survive, dating from around 1250.

Sketch plan of Easby church showing seating arrangements 1808:NYCRO1104

Wooden collection box once used in Spennithorne church: DCM0008