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.
Today is the last chance to see the Lindisfarne Gospels at Durham Cathedral. It brings to an end a three month exhibition in the centre of Durham City.
Almost 100,000 people have been to see the gospels, which will be returned to the British Library later this week.
They attracted visitors from across the world and have brought in millions of pounds to the region.
Frances Read reports.
"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.