Description: This book is an outcome of the summer conference on the theme Newcastle and Northumberland. It examines the heritage of north-eastern England ranging from the sculpture of the Roman occupation through the monuments and architecture of the Anglo-Saxon and Norman periods.
Review Quotes: ..".brings together an interesting collection of work on the buildings and archaeology of NE England. The balance of papers is fairly equally spread between castles and churches of the high Middle Ages..." ..".offer considerable insight into the self-perception of the Benedictine community." "Far more broad-ranging is Philip Dixon s paper, usefully mapping the changing types of medieval fortification across the northern counties..." ..".the papers are all well written, but clearly aimed at fellow experts..."--Deirdre O Sullivan "Archaeological Journal ""