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| Explore a wide range of Medieval Objects discovered in the North Pennines. Objects date from the Early Medieval period around 450 AD - 1066 AD; the Norman Conquest of 1066 AD; through the Tudor period to the Union of the Crowns in 1603. |
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Blanchland Abbey Medieval Glass Description: Pieces of C12th painted medieval 'grisaille' glass from the Cloister Original Location: Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland 
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| Frosterley Marble Description: Ornate fossiliferous limestone used in numerous important buildings Original Location: Frosterley, Weardale
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St. Botolph's Cross, Frosterley Description: Fragments of an C8th Anglo-Saxon Cross found in 2013/14 Original Location: St Botolph’s Chapel, Frosterley
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Stone Head from St. Botolph's Chapel Description: Carved stone head of probable C12th date found in 2014 Original Location: St Botolph’s Chapel, Frosterley, Weardale
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| Painting of the Weardale Campaign c.1327 Description: Lavishly illuminated painting by artist Loiset Leyedet in c.1470 Original Location: Bruges, Flanders
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| The Weardale Chest and its contents Description: Used to store legal documents for the Park and Forest of Weardale Original Location: Warden Hill Farm, Westgate
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| Westgate Castle Spiral Staircase Description: A stone spiral staircase revealed in 2011 at Westgate Castle Original Location: Westgate, Weardale, Co. Durham
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| Wydon Eals Anglo-Saxon Log-Coffins Description: Log-coffins radiocarbon dated to the late 7th or early 8th century Original Location: Wydon Eals Farm, near Featherstone
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