St Helen's Church of Eston c1905 - Beamish Archive Postcard
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Description
Postcard of St Helen's post 1905 as it shows the new east window in place. Both vestry and nave chimneys are still at full height. The only view we have of the vestry chimney before it was cut down. The current beautiful surrounding trees can be seen in their infancy following the planting up of the larger cemetery with specimen trees. This corner by the stream is still readily identifiable today. St. Helens, the old Parish church of Eston, dates back to around 1100. Back In 1998, the church had been disused for around 15 years and repeatedly burned out, partially demolished by local vandals - even the vestry had been stolen in its entirety for its stone. Despite being a Grade II listed building, permission had been granted by English Heritage and local authorities for its demolition. Fortunately Beamish stepped in at the last moment to rescue the church for preservation. We carefully deconstructed it stone by stone for rebuild on the Museum site and work has recently begun on the reconstruction of the Church next to Pockerley Old Hall. For more information on the history of the church, visit http://collections.beamish.org.uk/pages/estonchurch" >our website. -
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