LOCATIONS
Eskdale
Chapel of St. Catherine, Eskdale
Seathwaite
Above - Newfield Inn, Seathwaite, Broughton in Furness, Cumbria, as it is today, a traditional 16th Century Lakeland Inn.
In the 19th Century Seathwaite and Broughton in Furness were classed as part of Lancashire.
In the 19th Century Seathwaite and Broughton in Furness were classed as part of Lancashire.
Above - Arlecdon Churchyard
The old Stone Cross at the Church of St. Mary, Gosforth
Dr C. A. Parker assigns the cross to the 6th or 7th century. It is 14 feet high, and is perhaps the tallest ancient stone cross in Britain. It was in these centuries that the Irish-Scotic missionaries began to spread the Gospel among the Pagan Northmen, who had formed settlements in Cumberland as early as the sixth and seventh centuries.
The sculptural ornamentation on its four sides, though mixed with much Norse mythology, tells the story of Christ's triumph over the powers of darkness and death. On the south face, the Saviour, as man, is depicted armed and on horseback, to do battle against the evil one; higher up we see Him as the heavenly Hart, trampling on the Fenris wolf and the Midgard snake, two of the three horrid offsprings of Satan, overcoming the world and placing it under a bond. On the east side Christ is crucified, and the centurion is piercing His side. The woman tramples on the head of the serpent, and waits beneath the Cross to anoint Him for his burial. Above, wielding the staff of omnipotence in His right hand, He proceeds to wrench open the jaws of hell, that he may overcome death and the King of Death. On the north side, Christ is seen armed and on horseback, at the head of His holy hosts, and Death on the pale horse is overthrown. On the west side, intelligible to the native heathen of that day, appears Heimdal, the watchman and warder of Asgard (where the gods dwelt); in his left hand is the famous Giallar horn, by whose blasts the holy hosts were summoned to drive back the foe. Above all are the sacred symbols. "The Ancient Crosses at Gosforth," by Dr C. A. Parker, quoted in http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/1901/gosforth1901_f.html |