St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh

(NU 17843497) St Aidan's Church. (1)

The church is in normal use. NU 17953493. (2)

Church of St Aidan, Grade I listed building. 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. Restored 1830 and later 19th century. West tower, nave, aisles, transepts and chancel. Tower 13th or early 14th century. South aisle rebuilt early 14th century. 13th century chancel with crypt. North transept in small squared 12th century stone. North aisle in larger medieval ashlar.
Inside the church are indications of an earlier Romanesque church - round rere-arch of north transept east window, masonry of south transept north wall, and uneven build of east end of nave.
Nave has late 12th to early 13th century north arcade. South arcade slightly later. 16th century clerestory windows. (3)

Church includes a series of war memorials as:
* wooden wall-mounted board inscribed "TO THOSE OF/ THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ IN THE TWO/ WORLD WARS/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)".
* a wall-mounted brass plaque inscribed "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ ALEXANDER TORRANCE LAING, M.A.,/ CANTAB, DEACON, CAPTAIN 13TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS./ HE WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED WHILE LEADING HIS MEN IN ACTION ON/ 3 JULY NEAR FRICOURT, FRANCE, AND DIED AT ROUEN 24 JULY 1916,/ AGED 27 YEARS./ A BRAVE SOLDIER OF CHRIST".
* a two-light stained glass window inscribed "IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM SELBY THIRD & YOUNGEST SON OF GEORGE SELBY ESQR OF TWIZELL HOUSE/ WHO WAS KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF SALAMANCA ON THE 22ND JULY 1812 AGED 20 YEARS".
* a wall-mounted brass plaque with white lettering which reads "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE FIVE SONS/ OF/ MAJOR-GENERAL CHARLES YOUNGHUSBAND/ ROYAL ARTILLERY/ GENERAL ROBERT ROMER YOUNGHUSBAND C.B./ BOMBAY STAFF CORPS/ BORN 10TH DECEMBER 1819, DIED 12TH DECEMBER 1905./ LIEUT-GEN. CHARLES WRIGHT YOUNGHUSBAND C.B. F.R.S./ ROYAL ARTILLERY/ BORN 20TH JUNE 1821, DIED 28TH OCTOBER 1899./ MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN WILLIAM YOUNGHUSBAND C.S.I./ BOMBAY STAFF CORPS/ BORN 2ND JANUARY 1823, DIED 20TH JULY 1907./ LIEUTENANT EDWARD YOUNGHUSBAND/ 9TH BOMBAY/ BORN 30TH JULY 1824, KILLED IN ACTION AT/ THE SIEGE OF MOOLTAN 27TH DECEMBER 1848./ LIEUT. GEORGE AUSTEN PATTERSON YOUNGHUSBAND/ 5TH PUNJAB CAVALRY/ BORN 18TH NOVEMBER 1831, MORTALLY WOUNDED/ AT FUTTEHGHUR DURING THE INDIAN MUTINY/ 2ND JANUARY 1858./ REQUIESCANT IN PACE".
* a wall-mounted brass plaque inscribed "IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ RICHARD BURDON SANDERSON/ WHO DIED 9 MAY 1909 AGED 57/ AND OF HIS YOUNGER SON 2ND/ LIEUT. G.A.J. BURDON SANDERSON/ NORTHMBERLAND FUSILIERS,/ WHO DIED OF WOUNDS/ IN FRANCE 21 FEBRUARY/ 1917 AGED 19."
* a wall-mounted wooded triptych roll of honoro inscribed on the "ROLL OF/ HONOUR/ (NAMES)" either side of the panel inscribed "FOR/ GOD, KING AND COUNTRY/ GREATER LOVE HATH/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY/ DOWN HIS LIFE FOR/ HIS FRIENDS". (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)

A cell of Augustinian Cannons was established at Bamburgh about 1121, and it appears to have been conventual for a prior after 1228. It was dissolved in 1537. (10a, c)

Apart from the Church, the only possible remains of the monastic buildings are some cow byres beyond Bamburgh Hall which are built of medieval masonry. The church probably stands on the site of a wooden one in existence at the time of Aidan. (10b)

General association with NRHE UID 54194 (Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire) (10)