Goodbye Lindisfarne Gospels
The Lindisfarne Gospels have been on display in Durham for three months.
The Lindisfarne Gospels have been on display in Durham for three months.
A photographic exhibition has opened in Durham as part of events to mark the return of the Lindisfarne Gospels.
It traces the route taken by the monks of Lindisfarne across ancient Northumbria, as they escaped Viking invadors.
The free display is being held at 3, Millennium Place and is separate to the Gospels exhibition itself.
Richard Hardwick is a writer in residence at Durham University. He explains the thought behind the photo exhibition:
"I would personally like to thank the local community for their amazing donations of food, toiletries and clothing. "
Owners John and Irene Hays say there is ''light at the end of the tunnel'', after the pandemic forced them to close 650 UK stores.
There has been resistance to calls to dismantle memorials to the explorer.