There has been a Christian worshipping community here since 883AD, when monks from Lindisfarne, bearing the body of Saint Cuthbert built a shrine which became, for more than a century, the Cathedral of the Kingdom of Northumbria. It was here that the Gospels were first translated into Saxon English and one of only three facsimiles of the Lindisfarne Gospels can be seen at the Parish Church. The church houses the Ankers House museum - One of the smallest museums in the UK, in a former 'Anchorage' set beside the west door of 11th century church of St Mary and St Cuthbert. From 1383-1547 this was the dwelling-place of an Anchorite or hermit, Who took monastic vows and was sealed in the building for life. Along with Roman and Anglo-Saxon antiquities the museum illustrates the history of the church since its foundation by monks in 883 AD. and the life of these religious men. #ankers #Chester #chester_le_street #church #north_east
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