Bronze sculpture of St Cuthbert's "Journey"
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Bronze sculpture of St Cuthbert's "Journey"
Image: © David Hawgood Taken: 11 Jan 2009
Fenwick Lawson carved the first version of this sculpture "Journey" in 1999 from seven elm trees; it is now on Holy Island. After it was exhibited in Durham Cathedral local people raised £200,000 to have a bronze casting, and this is now in Millennium Square Durham. It was unveiled in 2008 by Princess Anne. St Cuthbert's body was at Lindisfarne, but in 875 fearing a Viking invasion monks carried it away, first to Workington, then Whithorn, Crayke, Chester-le-Street, Ripon and finally to Durham where it remained. See Fenwick Lawson's website http://www.fenwicklawson.co.uk/index.htm .
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