The next morning I met a wonderful woman from California. We briefly saw each other at one of the fort the day before. She was planning on driving to Corbridge after visiting Hexham Abbey. I asked if I could get a ride with her to Corbridge and I would walk or take a bus back (it was only a 1.5 hr walk).
At the Abbey, we toured inside including the crypt below.
This chair was used by people who were seeking refuge. They could not face punishment while there.
Other pictures around Hexham.
Corbridge Roman fort. This has one of the most intact granaries that were uncovered. Also, aerial photographs show outlines of where houses outside the area in the field were hidden beneath the ground. There are also depressions where timbered houses were buried and then decayed, causing the ground to settle there. In the museum is these items that were found inside a chest. Roman soldiers would put their valuables in a chest and then bury it to retrieve when they returned. This soldier did not come back to retrieve it and it was found 2000 years later. Amazing.
Road through the fort.
Granary.
This was a fountain. What shows is the second pool. There would be another above where the water entered letting impurities settle. Another pool would be in front where people could get water. The curved areas are where people reached over for water over centuries that caused a wearing if the stone.
This is a water tank. You can see the grooves in the rock where vertical flat stones were used as sides. They were actually lined in lead to stop seepage. They think the tank was added to because there is a groove that looks like it cuts the tank in half but really the width was extended.
Afterwards, I walked into Corbridge to get something to eat. I chose Northumberland pasty which was delicious followed by sticky toffee pudding. After that I definitely needed a walk back to Hexham to burn that off!
