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| Explore a wide range of Religious/Ritual Objects relating to the varied spiritual beliefs of the North Pennines through the ages; from Bronze Age Hoards and Roman Altars to Churches and Wesleyana |
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| Birkside Fell Collared Urn Description: A finely decorated collared urn found in a Bronze Age burial cairn Original Location: A ring-cairn at Birkside Fell, Blanchland 
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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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Bollihope Roman Altar Description: Dedicated to 'The Divinities of the Emperors and unconquerable Silvanus' Original Location: Bollihope Common near Bollihope Shield Farm
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Eastgate Roman Altar Description: Altar dedicated to Sylvanus – god of the woods and hunting Original Location: Bank of Rookhope Burn, Eastgate
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| The Eastgate Bronze Age Hoard Description: A hoard of 15 beautiful bronze objects that went 'missing' after 1967! Original Location: Hag-Gate, Eastgate, Weardale
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| Roman Altars from Epiacum Description: One altar dedicated to Apollo or Mithras, another to Hercules Original Location: Epiacum (Whitley Castle) Roman fort, Alston
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| Frosterley Marble Description: Ornate fossiliferous limestone used in numerous important buildings Original Location: Frosterley, Weardale
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| The Gilmonby Bronze Age Hoard Description: One of the most important hoards from northern England Original Location: A field east of Gilmonby village, near Bowes
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| The Head of Ayle Description: A ‘celtic’ stone head of a local god, found near Epiacum fort Original Location: High Row, near Ayle, Alston
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| Heathery Burn Bronze Age Hoard Description: One of the most important Bronze Age hoards ever found in Britain Original Location: Heathery Burn Cave, Stanhope Dene
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| Kirkhaugh Gold Hair Tress-Rings Description: A pair of gold tress-rings from a Neolithic/Bronze Age burial mound Original Location: Burial cairn at Kirkhaugh, near Alston
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| Sufferings of Quakers Collection Description: A book from 1753 describing the persecution of Quakers Original Location: London
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