Bill
Thanks. I wasn't sure where Escomb is.
You are surely right about the non-survival of
AS priests' houses. Not only would there not have
been many as such, but those that originally existed
would mostly have been of wood and thatch construction
- like the churches of that era - and either deteriorated
from natural causes or were burnt down by the Vikings.
However, the AS priest's house was often on the
on the site of the later 9th or 10th century Saxo-Danish
stone building - probably buried beneath it, as almost certainly
happened here at Burton upon Stather. I'll be interested
to see whether there is any evidence that the vicarage at
Escomb conforms to that pattern of development.
Thanks for the address. I contacts in the area who can make
the visit for me.
Ron Hornsby
Burton upon Stather
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill East <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 08:03
Subject: Re: 8th century AS church at Escomb, CD
>
>
> --- Ron Hornsby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Dear William Fleming
> >
> > Any pictures available showing architectural of
> > features of that AS church at Escomb? Is there
> > a vicarage associated with it, of like age? And are
> > there photographs of its architecture, too?
> >
> > If so, in either case, how can I get copies?
> >
> Why not write to the vicar at The Vicarage, Escomb, Bishop Auckland, Co
> Durham DL14 7ST? And no, his vicarage is not of like age; I do not
> think any Anglo-Saxon vicarages survive. But if anyone can prove me
> wrong, I will happily stand corrected.
>
> The Supple Doctor.
> ____________________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk
> or your free @yahoo.i.e. address at http://mail.yahoo.ie
>
>
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
|