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| Tynemouth Priory on a gorgeous summer's day |
Last week the kids and I
headed down to Whitley Bay for a couple of days to visit family. Keeping up the great family tradition imbued
in me by my parents, we had to do something too. So this time we visited Tynemouth Priory. Although I have been visiting
the area for over 40 years (gosh, I’m getting old), I don’t ever remember going
there. It is well worth a visit as there
are layers of history: churches built, expanded, turned into a castle, a
lighthouse, used as gunning positions, and a coastguard station, before becoming
a visitor attraction.
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| I just loved this rusting detail on the chapel door |
We explored the ruins and
as we didn’t have much time, I just took photos rather than drawing, but I’d love
to return and do some proper drawings one day.
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| The sunlight through the stained glass made a lovely pattern on the floor |
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| The circular stained glass was gorgeous, even if my phone camera didn't capture it very well |
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| A worn down gravestone, after years of weathering from the salt air and wind |
1 comment:
Plenty of future inspiration there.
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