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Did you know that St Peter’s Church , built circa 674 in Monkwearmouth, was the first ever church in Britain to have stained glass windows? Its founder Benedict Biscop travelled, remarkably for the age, five times to Rome, and attracted craftsmen to his twin religious houses in Jarrow and Monkwearmouth. These included glaziers from Gaul (France), some of whose output has been unearthed by archeologists around the still used church.

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Dave Stewart
Emeli Sandé
George Clarke
Henry Havelock
James Bolam
James Herriot
James Kirkup
Jane Grigson
Jordan Henderson
Kate Adie
Lauren Laverne
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan

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Brit Quote:
Saw a wedding in the church. It was strange to see what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition. - Samuel Pepys
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Battle of Northampton - 1460, Lady Jane Grey proclaimed Queen of England - 1553, Battle of Beachy Head - 1690, The Battle of Britain begins - 1940, Launch of the Parking Meter - 1958
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