St Cuthberts Chapel
This is St Cuthberts chapel at Alnmouth in Northumberland, We could not find our way here on our last visit to this area but having done more research on Google earth we at last found a spot to leave our car and follow a track to this point.
Built in 1869-70, the Mortuary chapel was built as part of a plan to reopen a cemetery on Church Hill south of the village of Alnmouth. The chapel is not the first church building on the hill, St Waleric's chapel stood on the hill before gradually declining after the reformation along with unrest and erosion of the hill. In the early 1800's a storm broke through the peninsula cutting off the village from the hill and diverting the river The chapel had its roof removed by the National Trust to deter squatters and is now grade 2 listed.
This is a two shot blend to retain detail in the sky, The wet area on the right is part of the harbour / river Aln. I don`t like the holiday caravans on the far bank but I wanted to show part of the river .
I have many more shots of this chapel and the cross on the hill plus the river so I will concentrate on this area for the next few days .
St Cuthberts Chapel
This is St Cuthberts chapel at Alnmouth in Northumberland, We could not find our way here on our last visit to this area but having done more research on Google earth we at last found a spot to leave our car and follow a track to this point.
Built in 1869-70, the Mortuary chapel was built as part of a plan to reopen a cemetery on Church Hill south of the village of Alnmouth. The chapel is not the first church building on the hill, St Waleric's chapel stood on the hill before gradually declining after the reformation along with unrest and erosion of the hill. In the early 1800's a storm broke through the peninsula cutting off the village from the hill and diverting the river The chapel had its roof removed by the National Trust to deter squatters and is now grade 2 listed.
This is a two shot blend to retain detail in the sky, The wet area on the right is part of the harbour / river Aln. I don`t like the holiday caravans on the far bank but I wanted to show part of the river .
I have many more shots of this chapel and the cross on the hill plus the river so I will concentrate on this area for the next few days .