Saint Bees in Cumberland, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
St Bees Man
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 11, 2025
1. St Bees Man Marker
The chancel was built in about 1300 and had collapsed some 200 years later. Part of one wall remains as does the outline of the large East window.
The Victorian building that intrudes into this space was a classroom block for the St Bees Theological College that existed here from 1816 to 1895.
Although the Monastic burials investigated were expected, the discovery of a 14th century vault containing two bodies was not. One female skeleton lay beside the nearly perfectly preserved body of a man wrapped in a lead coffin.
The outline of the vault is marked on the gravel, a special position in front of the altar for two members of the local nobility.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 54° 29.631′ N, 3° 35.571′ W. Marker is in Saint Bees, England, in Cumberland. It can be reached from B5345, on the right when traveling
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Regionally, this marker is in North West England. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Priory Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Lost Railways of West Cumbria (approx. 16.9 kilometers away); Workington Station Timeline (approx. 16.9 kilometers away); Life in the Coal Mines (approx. 16.9 kilometers away); A Local History of Coal Mining (approx. 16.9 kilometers away); Decline of the Local Coal Industry (approx. 16.9 kilometers away); The Rail Making Process (approx. 16.9 kilometers away); The Steel Making Process (approx. 16.9 kilometers away).
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 11, 2025
2. St Bees Priory
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2025, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
