Category of Astronomical Heritage: tangible immovable
Monkwearmouth-Jarrow, United Kingdom (multiple locations): General description
Format: Short Description (ICOMOS-IAU Case Study format)
Presentation
Geographical position
Two different locations
- General description for all locations
- Monkwearmouth City of Sunderland, North Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom.
- Jarrow South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough, North Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom.
Location
- Monkwearmouth: Latitude 54° 54′ 48″ N, longitude 1° 22′ 29″ W. Elevation 50m above mean sea level.
- Jarrow: Latitude 54° 58′ 49″ N, longitude 1° 28′ 20″ W. Elevation 75m above mean sea level.
General description
The twin monastery of St Peter (Monkwearmouth) and St Paul (Jarrow) lies near the mouths of the rivers Wear and Tyne.
Brief inventory
The relevant portions include the Anglo-Saxon monastery and Medieval Priory Scheduled Monument and St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth and St Paul’s Church and Churchyard and the St Paul’s Monastery and Village of Jarrow Scheduled Monuments at Jarrow.
Fig. 1. St Peter’s Church, Monkwearmouth. Photograph © R.J. McNaughton, Creative Commons Licence
Fig. 2. St Paul’s Monastery, Jarrow. Photograph © Ken Crosby, Creative Commons Licence
Fig. 3. St Paul’s Church, Jarrow. Photograph © Clive Ruggles
History
The twin monastery was established in the seventh century by Benedict Biscop and by the early eighth century was an internationally renowned centre of learning with one of the most important libraries and scriptoria of its time.
Cultural and symbolic dimension
The significance of this site for the development of astronomy relates to the scholarly activity of the monk, the Venerable Bede of Jarrow (c. 673-735), who entered the monastery at the age of seven and remained there for the rest of his life. As the proposed statement of value from the draft site nomination says:
Bede’s exceptional abilities ... flourished in this environment. His prolific output ... on a great variety of ... subjects, including theology, astronomy, science, music and language ... still inspire active international scholarship, as they have done for more than thirteen centuries.
Bede wrote his works on astronomical computus between AD 703 and 731. His writings focused on integrating the astronomical and liturgical concepts of time, by means of numbers, in order to compute a correct religious calendar. These works were rapidly carried throughout Europe and provided a significant intellectual element of the Carolingian Renaissance. His On the Reckoning of Time became the principal text for early medieval astronomical study and continued to be taught and copied from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries.
Authenticity and integrity
The physical site contains elements of the original seventh-century monastic structure, and the plan of the site follows the plan of the original seventh-century monastic settlement. From the astronomical perspective, the associated computistical and scientific works of the Venerable Bede are of even greater significance.
Management and use
Present use
The Churches of St Peter (Monkwearmouth) and St Paul (Jarrow) are operating churches, currently owned in trust by their respective incumbent rectors and managed by their respective Parochial Parish Councils.
State of conservation
The state of conservation of both churches is monitored by the Church of England and that of St Paul’s monastic site by English Heritage. Both are generally good.
Main threats or potential threats
These are pressures from urban development, and hazardous industrial operations in the vicinity.
Protection
St Paul’s Monastery at Jarrow, the Village of Jarrow, and Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon Monastery and Medieval Priory are designated as Scheduled Monuments. St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth, St Paul’s Church at Jarrow, and the ruins of the Jarrow Medieval Monastic Site are Grade I Listed Sites. Additional elements of the site have further statutory protection. Protection of St Peter’s Church and St Paul’s Church is effected by the Church of England through its own internal controls that require a license, called a ‘faculty’ for all alterations to the fabric, ornaments or furniture of churches. The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow was included on the United Kingdom’s Tentative List in 2012.
Fig. 3. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: overview. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 4. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Monkwearmouth.© Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 5. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Jarrow. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Context and environment
Two different locations
- General description for all locations
- Monkwearmouth City of Sunderland, North Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom.
- Jarrow South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough, North Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom.
Location
- Monkwearmouth: Latitude 54° 54′ 48″ N, longitude 1° 22′ 29″ W. Elevation 50m above mean sea level.
- Jarrow: Latitude 54° 58′ 49″ N, longitude 1° 28′ 20″ W. Elevation 75m above mean sea level.
General description
The twin monastery of St Peter (Monkwearmouth) and St Paul (Jarrow) lies near the mouths of the rivers Wear and Tyne.
Brief inventory
The relevant portions include the Anglo-Saxon monastery and Medieval Priory Scheduled Monument and St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth and St Paul’s Church and Churchyard and the St Paul’s Monastery and Village of Jarrow Scheduled Monuments at Jarrow.
Fig. 1. St Peter’s Church, Monkwearmouth. Photograph © R.J. McNaughton, Creative Commons Licence
Fig. 2. St Paul’s Monastery, Jarrow. Photograph © Ken Crosby, Creative Commons Licence
Fig. 3. St Paul’s Church, Jarrow. Photograph © Clive Ruggles
History
The twin monastery was established in the seventh century by Benedict Biscop and by the early eighth century was an internationally renowned centre of learning with one of the most important libraries and scriptoria of its time.
Cultural and symbolic dimension
The significance of this site for the development of astronomy relates to the scholarly activity of the monk, the Venerable Bede of Jarrow (c. 673-735), who entered the monastery at the age of seven and remained there for the rest of his life. As the proposed statement of value from the draft site nomination says:
Bede’s exceptional abilities ... flourished in this environment. His prolific output ... on a great variety of ... subjects, including theology, astronomy, science, music and language ... still inspire active international scholarship, as they have done for more than thirteen centuries.
Bede wrote his works on astronomical computus between AD 703 and 731. His writings focused on integrating the astronomical and liturgical concepts of time, by means of numbers, in order to compute a correct religious calendar. These works were rapidly carried throughout Europe and provided a significant intellectual element of the Carolingian Renaissance. His On the Reckoning of Time became the principal text for early medieval astronomical study and continued to be taught and copied from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries.
Authenticity and integrity
The physical site contains elements of the original seventh-century monastic structure, and the plan of the site follows the plan of the original seventh-century monastic settlement. From the astronomical perspective, the associated computistical and scientific works of the Venerable Bede are of even greater significance.
Management and use
Present use
The Churches of St Peter (Monkwearmouth) and St Paul (Jarrow) are operating churches, currently owned in trust by their respective incumbent rectors and managed by their respective Parochial Parish Councils.
State of conservation
The state of conservation of both churches is monitored by the Church of England and that of St Paul’s monastic site by English Heritage. Both are generally good.
Main threats or potential threats
These are pressures from urban development, and hazardous industrial operations in the vicinity.
Protection
St Paul’s Monastery at Jarrow, the Village of Jarrow, and Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon Monastery and Medieval Priory are designated as Scheduled Monuments. St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth, St Paul’s Church at Jarrow, and the ruins of the Jarrow Medieval Monastic Site are Grade I Listed Sites. Additional elements of the site have further statutory protection. Protection of St Peter’s Church and St Paul’s Church is effected by the Church of England through its own internal controls that require a license, called a ‘faculty’ for all alterations to the fabric, ornaments or furniture of churches. The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow was included on the United Kingdom’s Tentative List in 2012.
Fig. 3. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: overview. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 4. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Monkwearmouth.© Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 5. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Jarrow. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Context and environment
- Monkwearmouth: Latitude 54° 54′ 48″ N, longitude 1° 22′ 29″ W. Elevation 50m above mean sea level.
- Jarrow: Latitude 54° 58′ 49″ N, longitude 1° 28′ 20″ W. Elevation 75m above mean sea level.
General description
The twin monastery of St Peter (Monkwearmouth) and St Paul (Jarrow) lies near the mouths of the rivers Wear and Tyne.
Brief inventory
The relevant portions include the Anglo-Saxon monastery and Medieval Priory Scheduled Monument and St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth and St Paul’s Church and Churchyard and the St Paul’s Monastery and Village of Jarrow Scheduled Monuments at Jarrow.
Fig. 1. St Peter’s Church, Monkwearmouth. Photograph © R.J. McNaughton, Creative Commons Licence
Fig. 2. St Paul’s Monastery, Jarrow. Photograph © Ken Crosby, Creative Commons Licence
Fig. 3. St Paul’s Church, Jarrow. Photograph © Clive Ruggles
History
The twin monastery was established in the seventh century by Benedict Biscop and by the early eighth century was an internationally renowned centre of learning with one of the most important libraries and scriptoria of its time.
Cultural and symbolic dimension
The significance of this site for the development of astronomy relates to the scholarly activity of the monk, the Venerable Bede of Jarrow (c. 673-735), who entered the monastery at the age of seven and remained there for the rest of his life. As the proposed statement of value from the draft site nomination says:
Bede’s exceptional abilities ... flourished in this environment. His prolific output ... on a great variety of ... subjects, including theology, astronomy, science, music and language ... still inspire active international scholarship, as they have done for more than thirteen centuries.
Bede wrote his works on astronomical computus between AD 703 and 731. His writings focused on integrating the astronomical and liturgical concepts of time, by means of numbers, in order to compute a correct religious calendar. These works were rapidly carried throughout Europe and provided a significant intellectual element of the Carolingian Renaissance. His On the Reckoning of Time became the principal text for early medieval astronomical study and continued to be taught and copied from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries.
Authenticity and integrity
The physical site contains elements of the original seventh-century monastic structure, and the plan of the site follows the plan of the original seventh-century monastic settlement. From the astronomical perspective, the associated computistical and scientific works of the Venerable Bede are of even greater significance.
Management and use
Present use
The Churches of St Peter (Monkwearmouth) and St Paul (Jarrow) are operating churches, currently owned in trust by their respective incumbent rectors and managed by their respective Parochial Parish Councils.
State of conservation
The state of conservation of both churches is monitored by the Church of England and that of St Paul’s monastic site by English Heritage. Both are generally good.
Main threats or potential threats
These are pressures from urban development, and hazardous industrial operations in the vicinity.
Protection
St Paul’s Monastery at Jarrow, the Village of Jarrow, and Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon Monastery and Medieval Priory are designated as Scheduled Monuments. St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth, St Paul’s Church at Jarrow, and the ruins of the Jarrow Medieval Monastic Site are Grade I Listed Sites. Additional elements of the site have further statutory protection. Protection of St Peter’s Church and St Paul’s Church is effected by the Church of England through its own internal controls that require a license, called a ‘faculty’ for all alterations to the fabric, ornaments or furniture of churches. The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow was included on the United Kingdom’s Tentative List in 2012.
Fig. 3. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: overview. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 4. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Monkwearmouth.© Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 5. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Jarrow. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Context and environment
The twin monastery of St Peter (Monkwearmouth) and St Paul (Jarrow) lies near the mouths of the rivers Wear and Tyne.
Brief inventory
The relevant portions include the Anglo-Saxon monastery and Medieval Priory Scheduled Monument and St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth and St Paul’s Church and Churchyard and the St Paul’s Monastery and Village of Jarrow Scheduled Monuments at Jarrow.
Fig. 1. St Peter’s Church, Monkwearmouth. Photograph © R.J. McNaughton, Creative Commons Licence
Fig. 2. St Paul’s Monastery, Jarrow. Photograph © Ken Crosby, Creative Commons Licence
Fig. 3. St Paul’s Church, Jarrow. Photograph © Clive Ruggles
History
The twin monastery was established in the seventh century by Benedict Biscop and by the early eighth century was an internationally renowned centre of learning with one of the most important libraries and scriptoria of its time.
Cultural and symbolic dimension
The significance of this site for the development of astronomy relates to the scholarly activity of the monk, the Venerable Bede of Jarrow (c. 673-735), who entered the monastery at the age of seven and remained there for the rest of his life. As the proposed statement of value from the draft site nomination says:
Bede’s exceptional abilities ... flourished in this environment. His prolific output ... on a great variety of ... subjects, including theology, astronomy, science, music and language ... still inspire active international scholarship, as they have done for more than thirteen centuries.
Bede wrote his works on astronomical computus between AD 703 and 731. His writings focused on integrating the astronomical and liturgical concepts of time, by means of numbers, in order to compute a correct religious calendar. These works were rapidly carried throughout Europe and provided a significant intellectual element of the Carolingian Renaissance. His On the Reckoning of Time became the principal text for early medieval astronomical study and continued to be taught and copied from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries.
Authenticity and integrity
The physical site contains elements of the original seventh-century monastic structure, and the plan of the site follows the plan of the original seventh-century monastic settlement. From the astronomical perspective, the associated computistical and scientific works of the Venerable Bede are of even greater significance.
Management and use
Present use
The Churches of St Peter (Monkwearmouth) and St Paul (Jarrow) are operating churches, currently owned in trust by their respective incumbent rectors and managed by their respective Parochial Parish Councils.
State of conservation
The state of conservation of both churches is monitored by the Church of England and that of St Paul’s monastic site by English Heritage. Both are generally good.
Main threats or potential threats
These are pressures from urban development, and hazardous industrial operations in the vicinity.
Protection
St Paul’s Monastery at Jarrow, the Village of Jarrow, and Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon Monastery and Medieval Priory are designated as Scheduled Monuments. St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth, St Paul’s Church at Jarrow, and the ruins of the Jarrow Medieval Monastic Site are Grade I Listed Sites. Additional elements of the site have further statutory protection. Protection of St Peter’s Church and St Paul’s Church is effected by the Church of England through its own internal controls that require a license, called a ‘faculty’ for all alterations to the fabric, ornaments or furniture of churches. The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow was included on the United Kingdom’s Tentative List in 2012.
Fig. 3. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: overview. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 4. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Monkwearmouth.© Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 5. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Jarrow. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Context and environment
The relevant portions include the Anglo-Saxon monastery and Medieval Priory Scheduled Monument and St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth and St Paul’s Church and Churchyard and the St Paul’s Monastery and Village of Jarrow Scheduled Monuments at Jarrow.
Fig. 1. St Peter’s Church, Monkwearmouth. Photograph © R.J. McNaughton, Creative Commons Licence
Fig. 2. St Paul’s Monastery, Jarrow. Photograph © Ken Crosby, Creative Commons Licence
Fig. 3. St Paul’s Church, Jarrow. Photograph © Clive Ruggles
History
The twin monastery was established in the seventh century by Benedict Biscop and by the early eighth century was an internationally renowned centre of learning with one of the most important libraries and scriptoria of its time.
Cultural and symbolic dimension
The significance of this site for the development of astronomy relates to the scholarly activity of the monk, the Venerable Bede of Jarrow (c. 673-735), who entered the monastery at the age of seven and remained there for the rest of his life. As the proposed statement of value from the draft site nomination says:
Bede’s exceptional abilities ... flourished in this environment. His prolific output ... on a great variety of ... subjects, including theology, astronomy, science, music and language ... still inspire active international scholarship, as they have done for more than thirteen centuries.
Bede wrote his works on astronomical computus between AD 703 and 731. His writings focused on integrating the astronomical and liturgical concepts of time, by means of numbers, in order to compute a correct religious calendar. These works were rapidly carried throughout Europe and provided a significant intellectual element of the Carolingian Renaissance. His On the Reckoning of Time became the principal text for early medieval astronomical study and continued to be taught and copied from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries.
Authenticity and integrity
The physical site contains elements of the original seventh-century monastic structure, and the plan of the site follows the plan of the original seventh-century monastic settlement. From the astronomical perspective, the associated computistical and scientific works of the Venerable Bede are of even greater significance.
Management and use
Present use
The Churches of St Peter (Monkwearmouth) and St Paul (Jarrow) are operating churches, currently owned in trust by their respective incumbent rectors and managed by their respective Parochial Parish Councils.
State of conservation
The state of conservation of both churches is monitored by the Church of England and that of St Paul’s monastic site by English Heritage. Both are generally good.
Main threats or potential threats
These are pressures from urban development, and hazardous industrial operations in the vicinity.
Protection
St Paul’s Monastery at Jarrow, the Village of Jarrow, and Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon Monastery and Medieval Priory are designated as Scheduled Monuments. St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth, St Paul’s Church at Jarrow, and the ruins of the Jarrow Medieval Monastic Site are Grade I Listed Sites. Additional elements of the site have further statutory protection. Protection of St Peter’s Church and St Paul’s Church is effected by the Church of England through its own internal controls that require a license, called a ‘faculty’ for all alterations to the fabric, ornaments or furniture of churches. The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow was included on the United Kingdom’s Tentative List in 2012.
Fig. 3. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: overview. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 4. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Monkwearmouth.© Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 5. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Jarrow. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Context and environment
The twin monastery was established in the seventh century by Benedict Biscop and by the early eighth century was an internationally renowned centre of learning with one of the most important libraries and scriptoria of its time.
Cultural and symbolic dimension
The significance of this site for the development of astronomy relates to the scholarly activity of the monk, the Venerable Bede of Jarrow (c. 673-735), who entered the monastery at the age of seven and remained there for the rest of his life. As the proposed statement of value from the draft site nomination says:
Bede’s exceptional abilities ... flourished in this environment. His prolific output ... on a great variety of ... subjects, including theology, astronomy, science, music and language ... still inspire active international scholarship, as they have done for more than thirteen centuries.
Bede wrote his works on astronomical computus between AD 703 and 731. His writings focused on integrating the astronomical and liturgical concepts of time, by means of numbers, in order to compute a correct religious calendar. These works were rapidly carried throughout Europe and provided a significant intellectual element of the Carolingian Renaissance. His On the Reckoning of Time became the principal text for early medieval astronomical study and continued to be taught and copied from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries.
Authenticity and integrity
The physical site contains elements of the original seventh-century monastic structure, and the plan of the site follows the plan of the original seventh-century monastic settlement. From the astronomical perspective, the associated computistical and scientific works of the Venerable Bede are of even greater significance.
Management and use
Present use
The Churches of St Peter (Monkwearmouth) and St Paul (Jarrow) are operating churches, currently owned in trust by their respective incumbent rectors and managed by their respective Parochial Parish Councils.
State of conservation
The state of conservation of both churches is monitored by the Church of England and that of St Paul’s monastic site by English Heritage. Both are generally good.
Main threats or potential threats
These are pressures from urban development, and hazardous industrial operations in the vicinity.
Protection
St Paul’s Monastery at Jarrow, the Village of Jarrow, and Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon Monastery and Medieval Priory are designated as Scheduled Monuments. St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth, St Paul’s Church at Jarrow, and the ruins of the Jarrow Medieval Monastic Site are Grade I Listed Sites. Additional elements of the site have further statutory protection. Protection of St Peter’s Church and St Paul’s Church is effected by the Church of England through its own internal controls that require a license, called a ‘faculty’ for all alterations to the fabric, ornaments or furniture of churches. The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow was included on the United Kingdom’s Tentative List in 2012.
Fig. 3. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: overview. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 4. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Monkwearmouth.© Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 5. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Jarrow. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Context and environment
The significance of this site for the development of astronomy relates to the scholarly activity of the monk, the Venerable Bede of Jarrow (c. 673-735), who entered the monastery at the age of seven and remained there for the rest of his life. As the proposed statement of value from the draft site nomination says:
Bede’s exceptional abilities ... flourished in this environment. His prolific output ... on a great variety of ... subjects, including theology, astronomy, science, music and language ... still inspire active international scholarship, as they have done for more than thirteen centuries.
Bede wrote his works on astronomical computus between AD 703 and 731. His writings focused on integrating the astronomical and liturgical concepts of time, by means of numbers, in order to compute a correct religious calendar. These works were rapidly carried throughout Europe and provided a significant intellectual element of the Carolingian Renaissance. His On the Reckoning of Time became the principal text for early medieval astronomical study and continued to be taught and copied from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries.
Authenticity and integrity
The physical site contains elements of the original seventh-century monastic structure, and the plan of the site follows the plan of the original seventh-century monastic settlement. From the astronomical perspective, the associated computistical and scientific works of the Venerable Bede are of even greater significance.
Management and use
Present use
The Churches of St Peter (Monkwearmouth) and St Paul (Jarrow) are operating churches, currently owned in trust by their respective incumbent rectors and managed by their respective Parochial Parish Councils.
State of conservation
The state of conservation of both churches is monitored by the Church of England and that of St Paul’s monastic site by English Heritage. Both are generally good.
Main threats or potential threats
These are pressures from urban development, and hazardous industrial operations in the vicinity.
Protection
St Paul’s Monastery at Jarrow, the Village of Jarrow, and Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon Monastery and Medieval Priory are designated as Scheduled Monuments. St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth, St Paul’s Church at Jarrow, and the ruins of the Jarrow Medieval Monastic Site are Grade I Listed Sites. Additional elements of the site have further statutory protection. Protection of St Peter’s Church and St Paul’s Church is effected by the Church of England through its own internal controls that require a license, called a ‘faculty’ for all alterations to the fabric, ornaments or furniture of churches. The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow was included on the United Kingdom’s Tentative List in 2012.
Fig. 3. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: overview. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 4. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Monkwearmouth.© Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 5. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Jarrow. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Context and environment
The physical site contains elements of the original seventh-century monastic structure, and the plan of the site follows the plan of the original seventh-century monastic settlement. From the astronomical perspective, the associated computistical and scientific works of the Venerable Bede are of even greater significance.
Management and use
Present use
The Churches of St Peter (Monkwearmouth) and St Paul (Jarrow) are operating churches, currently owned in trust by their respective incumbent rectors and managed by their respective Parochial Parish Councils.
State of conservation
The state of conservation of both churches is monitored by the Church of England and that of St Paul’s monastic site by English Heritage. Both are generally good.
Main threats or potential threats
These are pressures from urban development, and hazardous industrial operations in the vicinity.
Protection
St Paul’s Monastery at Jarrow, the Village of Jarrow, and Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon Monastery and Medieval Priory are designated as Scheduled Monuments. St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth, St Paul’s Church at Jarrow, and the ruins of the Jarrow Medieval Monastic Site are Grade I Listed Sites. Additional elements of the site have further statutory protection. Protection of St Peter’s Church and St Paul’s Church is effected by the Church of England through its own internal controls that require a license, called a ‘faculty’ for all alterations to the fabric, ornaments or furniture of churches. The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow was included on the United Kingdom’s Tentative List in 2012.
Fig. 3. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: overview. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 4. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Monkwearmouth.© Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 5. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Jarrow. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Context and environment
The Churches of St Peter (Monkwearmouth) and St Paul (Jarrow) are operating churches, currently owned in trust by their respective incumbent rectors and managed by their respective Parochial Parish Councils.
State of conservation
The state of conservation of both churches is monitored by the Church of England and that of St Paul’s monastic site by English Heritage. Both are generally good.
Main threats or potential threats
These are pressures from urban development, and hazardous industrial operations in the vicinity.
Protection
St Paul’s Monastery at Jarrow, the Village of Jarrow, and Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon Monastery and Medieval Priory are designated as Scheduled Monuments. St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth, St Paul’s Church at Jarrow, and the ruins of the Jarrow Medieval Monastic Site are Grade I Listed Sites. Additional elements of the site have further statutory protection. Protection of St Peter’s Church and St Paul’s Church is effected by the Church of England through its own internal controls that require a license, called a ‘faculty’ for all alterations to the fabric, ornaments or furniture of churches. The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow was included on the United Kingdom’s Tentative List in 2012.
Fig. 3. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: overview. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 4. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Monkwearmouth.© Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 5. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Jarrow. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Context and environment
The state of conservation of both churches is monitored by the Church of England and that of St Paul’s monastic site by English Heritage. Both are generally good.
Main threats or potential threats
These are pressures from urban development, and hazardous industrial operations in the vicinity.
Protection
St Paul’s Monastery at Jarrow, the Village of Jarrow, and Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon Monastery and Medieval Priory are designated as Scheduled Monuments. St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth, St Paul’s Church at Jarrow, and the ruins of the Jarrow Medieval Monastic Site are Grade I Listed Sites. Additional elements of the site have further statutory protection. Protection of St Peter’s Church and St Paul’s Church is effected by the Church of England through its own internal controls that require a license, called a ‘faculty’ for all alterations to the fabric, ornaments or furniture of churches. The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow was included on the United Kingdom’s Tentative List in 2012.
Fig. 3. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: overview. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 4. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Monkwearmouth.© Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 5. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Jarrow. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Context and environment
These are pressures from urban development, and hazardous industrial operations in the vicinity.
Protection
St Paul’s Monastery at Jarrow, the Village of Jarrow, and Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon Monastery and Medieval Priory are designated as Scheduled Monuments. St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth, St Paul’s Church at Jarrow, and the ruins of the Jarrow Medieval Monastic Site are Grade I Listed Sites. Additional elements of the site have further statutory protection. Protection of St Peter’s Church and St Paul’s Church is effected by the Church of England through its own internal controls that require a license, called a ‘faculty’ for all alterations to the fabric, ornaments or furniture of churches. The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow was included on the United Kingdom’s Tentative List in 2012.
Fig. 3. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: overview. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 4. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Monkwearmouth.© Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 5. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Jarrow. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Context and environment
St Paul’s Monastery at Jarrow, the Village of Jarrow, and Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon Monastery and Medieval Priory are designated as Scheduled Monuments. St Peter’s Church at Monkwearmouth, St Paul’s Church at Jarrow, and the ruins of the Jarrow Medieval Monastic Site are Grade I Listed Sites. Additional elements of the site have further statutory protection. Protection of St Peter’s Church and St Paul’s Church is effected by the Church of England through its own internal controls that require a license, called a ‘faculty’ for all alterations to the fabric, ornaments or furniture of churches. The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth Jarrow was included on the United Kingdom’s Tentative List in 2012.
Fig. 3. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: overview. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 4. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Monkwearmouth.© Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google
Fig. 5. The World Heritage Property proposed by the State Party: Monkwearmouth-Jarrow: Jarrow. © Document from Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site, 2010, based on Google