An amateur film produced by Colin Graham looking at the architectural history of St Bartholomew's Church at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. The film mixes both archival images as well as contemporary footage to highlight many of the churches interesting and historic features. The camera pans along the beach at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea beach revealing on far headland St Bartholomew’s Church. Title: The Church on the Point Exterior views of St Bartholomew’s Church and churchyard focusing on various...

An amateur film produced by Colin Graham looking at the architectural history of St Bartholomew's Church at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. The film mixes both archival images as well as contemporary footage to highlight many of the churches interesting and historic features. The camera pans along the beach at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea beach revealing on far headland St Bartholomew’s Church. Title: The Church on the Point Exterior views of St Bartholomew’s Church and churchyard focusing on various architectural features including the chancel window and tower. A small fishing coble comes into the harbour at Newbiggin, again in the near distance the church. A historical drawing of the church without its roof changes to show the church today filmed from the same position. A series of black and white photograph inside the church showing the chancel arch are followed by a painting of the exterior of the church. A series of historic photographs of Newbiggin follows featuring the church as well as a communal boat house built on the beach nearby. Exterior of the north aisle followed by the spire atop the church tower. The door leading into the entrance porch on the southside of the church is open, on either side of the doors faded carved-stone faces. Inside the porch an old ships lantern hangs down and several Saxon coffin lids are set into the walls. Inside St Bartholomew’s the nave followed by a detailed look at the features of the four eastern arches and two west bays. Above the entrance an ancient weathervane and the list containing the names if previous vicars of St Bartholomew’s. Nearby the church font and the outline of the previous west door. In the Lady Chapel a collection of Saxon stone coffin lids laid into the wall, details are given for the design of some of the stone artwork. Finally, the carvings of two reclining individuals. Back in the nave the 19th century chancel arch with two stone heads either side. The ‘Roll of Honour’ for those from the parish killed during both World Wars are listed under the head on the left, the second head near the pulpit is that of a Saxon Bishop. The church pulpit decorated with images of Saint Cuthbert, Oswald, Aiden and the Venerable Bede. On the opposite wall the creed and commandment boards with a small pillar next to it possibly of Saxon altar post. The chancel with its sedilia or priest chairs and a piscina; a basin for washing the communion vessels. A silver plate now rests in the place. On the north wall the only Medieval stained glass in the church followed by other interesting features in the chancel walls. 19th century reproductions of stone heads one of which is looking at a blocked window and a hole in the wall, believed all that remains of the ‘leper’s squint’ or hagioscope. The modern clergy and choir stalls in the chancel, a gift in memory a local lifeboat Coxswain Mr T.M. Dent. On the north stall a decorative image of his lifeboat, on the south an image of his fishing coble. From the nave the modern stained-glass east window containing five narrow inserts dominated by the figure of Christ surrounded by St Bartholomew, St Gabriel, St Michael and St Raphael. Back outside St Bartholomew’s Church with the camera panning left towards Newbiggin itself and the sea. Further black and white drawing and photographs featuring the church are followed by names written on some of the gravestone in the churchyard. The film ends on the beach with a coble fishing boat moored on the sand and St Bartholomew’s Church in the background. Title: The end Credit: Produced by Colin Graham Title: My grateful thanks to Joan Rose, Jack Dodds, Bill Harris, Reverend Judith Grieve, Roy Hartnell, Newcastle City Library (for the use of archive stills) End title: old photographs not included A montage of various black and white postcards and photographs of fishing boats on the beach at Newbiggin and St Bartholomew’s Church