Site of the Church from the south. February 2001


Site of the Church from the south-west. February 2001


Church site marker. February 2001


Site of Church looking south. February 2001

The earliest parts of the church of St Mary, Monk Hesledon, probably date to the late Anglo-Saxon period (10th-11th centuries). The south door certainly dates to the Norman period (11th-12th centuries). The nave probably dates to the 13th century, and blocked doors and windows of this date can still be seen in the nave walls. The church was then much altered around 1800. The church was demolished around1966. A number of fragments of carved stone were collected from the rubble of the building. The remains of a beautifully carved stone screen from the church can now be seen in the Bowes Museum. It shows scenes from the crucifixion of Christ, and probably dates to the 14th or 15th century AD.