"...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..." -- Archaeological Journal Archaeological Journal

• 1. The Making of Newcastle 2. By Divine Decree: Roman Sculpture from North-East England 3. Stones of the North: Sculpture in Northumbria in the ‘Age of Bede’ 4. Eyes of Light: Colour in the Lindisfarne Gospels 5. Apostolically Inscribed: St Cuthbert’s Coffin as Sacred Vessel 6. Henry II, Anglo-Scots Relations, and the Building of the Castle Keep, Newcastle upon Tyne 7. The Construction of the Gothic Priory Church of Hexham 8. Medieval Saints’ Cults at Hexham 9. The Pulpitum at Hexham Priory 10. The Architecture of Tynemouth Priory Church 11. Manuscripts, History and Aesthetic Interests at Tynemouth Priory 12. He went round the holy places praying and offering’: Evidence for Cuthbertine Pilgrimage to Lindisfarne and Farne in the Late Medieval Period 13. The Early Development of Alnwick Castle, c. 1100–1400 14. Border Towers: A Cartographic Approach 15. Women Behaving Badly. Warkworth Castle: Protection or Paranoia?