Bede’s World medieval museum could re-open after funding meltdown
A major heritage attraction in the north of England could be saved after closing in February due to a financial crisis. Bede’s World, the Anglo-Saxon site in Church Bank, Jarrow, was shut down due to “a lack of funds” according to the trustees.
The site includes an 11-acre Anglo-Saxon farm and museum dedicated to the Venerable Bede, a scholar born in 673AD who wrote extensively about the Bible.The writer Melvyn Bragg told The Independent newspaper that “the decision to c
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