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Durham
Durham, County
North East England

Castle Chare
(Saint Godric's Catholic Church)

Saint Godric of Finchale

Walpole, Norfolk c. 1065 - Durham 1170
English hermit, merchant and popular medieval saint, although he was never formally canonised
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
1909

Description

Stone statue in a corner niche in the Church of Our Lady of Mercy and St. Godric of Finchale (as the 1864 name of the church was), built in 1863-64 by the architect E.H. Pugin. When it was opened in 1864, the west end with the tower was not completed, "until some future occasion, when sufficient funds have been raised" The tower was finally built in 1909.

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

The Durham Martyrs, St Godric's.
Durham County Advertiser - Friday 18 November 1864 (British Newspaper Archive).
Newcastle Daily Chronicle - Wednesday 27 October 1909 (British Newspaper Archive).

Locatie (N 54°46'40" - W 1°34'51") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbne020; Photograph: 30 July 2019
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