As part of our Invasion topic, Year 4 have been looking at monasteries and their purpose in Anglo Saxon times.

Lots of the class were amazed to find out that we had the remains of a very famous Anglo Saxon monastery right here on our doorstep…so we decided to take a visit to check it out for ourselves!

We used a map of the original layout to identify where the refectory, hall, dormitories and workshop would’ve been, and even found the old burial ground used for the monks.

We were amazed to discover that part of the church building was actually built in Anglo Saxon times and remains there today. We can’t wait for our trip to Jarrow Hall to learn more about Anglo Saxon times.