Time Team S15-E02 Street of the Dead, Binchester, County
The Binchester Roman fort, near Bishop Auckland, was one of the largest and longest permanently occupied Roman forts in the north of England. Binchester, or Vinovia as it was called, was a key staging post on Dere Street, the road to Hadrian's Wall and the north.
Time Team came to Binchester with a particular interest in uncovering the vicus, the civilian settlement that supported the Roman fort of Vinovia. In the process they uncovered an entire lost landscape.
Escomb Saxon Church 675 A.D Bishop Auckland County Durham
Escomb Saxon church 'St. Johns' was constructed in circa 675 A.D it is the earliest example of a Saxon Church in the United Kingdom and possibly Europe. Set within a circular walled churchyard most scholars agree that St. Johns belongs to the earliest period of Northumbrian Christianity.
The church is most likely built of reclaimed stone obtained from the nearby Roman Fort of Binchester 'Vinovia or Vinovium' several worked Roman stones are visible around the church.
During the 13th century both the interior and exterior of the church were plastered & several frescoes adorned the interior of the church, today though the only fresco that remains is upon the 'Chancel Arch'
INTERESTING FEATURES INCLUDE:
Vernacular roof beams.
Saxon carved altar cross in Chancel.
Frosterly marble gravestone in the floor of the sanctuary.
12th Century Font.
Granite Cross at porch apex.
7th Century Sundial on south wall.
17th Century Sundial above porch door.
Stone in the shape of a mounting block or steps in north wall.
Stone with groove caused by chariot or oxen cart in north wall.
Roman Sixth Legion 'LEG VI' stone inserted upside down in north wall (Faded).
Various worked Roman stones with cross chisel marks around the church.
Roman altar stone (Faded).
16th Century grave stones of a Pagan & Roman influence.
St. Johns Church had been restored by 1880 following 15 years of neglect when it became disused as a place of worship, apart from this short period of time the church has been in continuous use since 675 A.D.
Escomb Saxon Church is two mile from Bishop Auckland and is a real gem that is often over-looked by residents of County Durham & the wider region. Yet St. Johns is a place of pilgrimage & solitude for people around the UK and even the world, many visitors are completing 'The Wear Valley Way' a local long distance walk.
If the church is not open during visiting hours then do not worry, at the rear of the church are some homes, call at No26 where the keys hang on an hook to the left of the front door 'genuine northern hospitality just let yourself in but remember to lock up & return the keys to their hook upon exiting & please don't forget to make a donation to help with the upkeep of St. Johns''.
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Binchester Roman Fort
Vinovia or Vinovium was a Roman fort and settlement situated just over 1 mile to the north of the town of Bishop Auckland on the banks of the River Wear in County Durham, England.
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Places to see in ( Bishop Auckland - UK )
Places to see in ( Bishop Auckland - UK )
Bishop Auckland is a market town and civil parish in County Durham in north east England. Bishop Auckland is located about 12 miles northwest of Darlington and 12 miles southwest of Durham at the confluence of the River Wear with its tributary the River Gaunless.
Much of the Bishop Auckland early history surrounds the bishops of Durham and the establishment of a hunting lodge, which later became the main residence of the Bishops of Durham. This link with the Bishops of Durham is reflected in the first part of the town's name.
During the Industrial Revolution, Bishop Auckland grew rapidly as coal mining took hold as an important industry. The subsequent decline of the coal mining industry in the late twentieth century has been blamed for a fall in the town's fortunes in other sectors. Today, the largest sector of employment in the town of Bishop Auckland is manufacturing.
Since 1 April 2009, the town's local government has come from the Durham County Council Unitary Authority. The unitary authority replaced the previous Wear Valley District Council and Durham County Council. Bishop Auckland is located in the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency. The town has a town-twinning with the French town of Ivry-sur-Seine.
Bishop Auckland is located about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Darlington and 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Durham. The town is served by Bishop Auckland railway station, which marks the point where the Tees Valley Line becomes the Weardale Railway. The town is not served directly by any motorways. Notable wards include Cockton Hill, Woodhouse Close, and Henknowle. Additionally, once neighbouring villages such as South Church, Tindale Crescent, St Helen Auckland, and West Auckland now more or less merge seamlessly into the town.
The town has a number of Grade I listed buildings. The grounds of Auckland Castle alone contain seven such structures. Additionally Escomb Saxon Church, St Andrew's parish church, St Helen's church, St Helen Hall, West Auckland Manor House, the East Deanery and the 14th century Bishop Skirlaw bridge are all Grade I listed. Other notable buildings include the town hall, a Victorian railway viaduct and Binchester Roman fort.
The town has links with the birth of the railways, with the original 1825 route of the Stockton and Darlington Railway passing through West Auckland and Timothy Hackworth, a well-known locomotive builder, built steam locomotives in the neighbouring town of Shildon. Today, Bishop Auckland railway station still provides passenger services being located at the end of the Wear Valley Line. Since May 2010 it has been re-connected with the Weardale Railway which provides passenger services up the valley to Stanhope.
( Bishop Auckland - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Bishop Auckland . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Bishop Auckland - UK
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Binchester 2015
Wonderful drone video of our Trench 1 (fort & barrack) at the end of the excavation season in 2015
Binchester Baths Reconstruction
This video shows a reconstruction of the baths at Binchester Fort, the best preserved Roman bath complex in Britain. It can be visited in the ROMA estate inside Second Life® (search for 'Binchester').
Autumn Colors Bellburn Wood County Durham England
Bellburn Woods at Binchester, County Durham, England is practically on my doorstep but this is only the second time that I have ever visited.
The wood comprises mainly of Beech trees & in Spring time it is adorned by one of the finest displays of Bluebells in the entire county. Situated at the side of The Auckland Railway Walk between Spennymoor and Bishop Auckland, it is worth considering as an alternative walk /route to Binchester Roman Fort or to The River Wear.
Bishop Auckland Jocks Bridge The River Gaunless
The River Gaunless is a tributary of the River Wear and Jocks Bridge is situated on the banks of the River Wear at the point where the two rivers converge. Approximately mid-way between Bishop Auckland & Vinovium Roman Fort.
Stories of the World Binchester dig - August 2011
The Stories of the World Durham group considered 'museums as artificial environments'. As a part of this, they visited Binchester roman fort to see how many museum objects are first discovered. Join Archeaologist Matt Clayton on a tour of the site and see the SoTW group in action!
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Binchester Roman fort - County Durham | Bank holiday Monday
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Feet On Fire
Feet On Fire - and event a binchester roman fort, looking at all of the feet that walked this roman road
Escomb Anglo Saxon Church PSB7 & EVP Recordings
Escomb Anglo-Saxon Church - Recordings taken in an empty church
This is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon churches in England, located in Escomb, approximately 1.6 miles to the west of Bishop Auckland, County Durham...
The church was founded c.670-675 with much of the stone robbed from the nearby Roman Fort at Binchester. On the south wall is a 7th or early 8th Century sundial.
The chancel arch is also of typical Roman form
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Binchester 2019: Looking Back
To celebrate the end of our excavation at Binchester we wanted to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers who took part! Here some of our volunteers tell you what their favourite moment from the dig was.
The hidden Pyramid of Shackleton Beacon hill fort
Hidden under tree cover, behind the prestigious Redworth Hall, sits the ancient hill fort of Shackleton Beacon.
The evidence suggests a structure inhabited during the Iron Age, but with possible Neolithic stone circles as close as Eldon, and certainly as close as Weardale, there can be no ruling out that humans settled here much further back. In fact, a lack of archaeology carried out on this site, and more recent activity by humans, suggests that evidence could exist under our feet or have been carried away.
The Roman road connecting York with Hadrian’s Wall, passing through Binchester at nearby Bishop Auckland passed within hundreds of metres of this site.
Further forward in History, this area became Saxon and later Danelaw. Redworth is a Celtic name, and nearby Walworth (with the same word origin as ‘Wales’ implying native Britons lived here throughout later Saxon and Viking invasions), contrast with Viking and Saxon settlement names nearby like School Aycliffe and Auckland. After the Harrying of the North in 1069, local settlements like Middridge were rebuilt to accommodate William’s feudal system under the Bishopric of Durham. As can be seen in the video, a large population of windmills point to large scale arable agriculture during this time, whilst their dilapidation is evidence for the growth of industrialisation by the 18th century.
Interestingly, the first passenger railway journey took place just less than two kilometres away from here in 1825, and coal from these areas was exported all around the world at the height of the British Empire.
If consider the scale and effort required to transform existing high points like this into hill forts, we really ought to compare them with some of the early ‘pyramids’ around the world which used a similar technique. In fact, the Great Pyramid at Giza is known to have been built around an older hillock which may have had defensive, political or economic significance.
Roman Cavalry Training Camp Demonstration
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What is the best part of digging at Binchester?
When asked what his favourite moments from Binchester were, one of our volunteers, Stephen spoke so eloquently about his experience that we couldn’t have put it better ourselves! We hope you enjoy watching his memories as much as we enjoyed helping to create them!
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