Sat 12 Sep 26
Sat 12 Sep:10:00 TO 4:00; Sun 13 Sep:2:00 TO 4:00; Sat 19 Sep:10:00 TO 4:00; Sun 20 Sep:2:00 TO 4:00; Free Entry.
Church Row, Hartlepool TS247QT
Heritage Open Day: This year we are celebrating our 900 year anniversary. We will have a Memories of Stranton display in church. No-one knows for sure how old Stranton Church is. The central part of the present building dates back to the twelfth century. It is highly likely that there was a previous building on the site, an archaeological survey concluded that large stones in the wall of the nave are Saxon in origin. The church stands on this ancient site on a hill easily seen by anyone traveling north into Hartlepool.
Like many English churches Stranton is a mixture of styles and stonework. Apart from the Saxon stonework in the nave, the oldest part of the building is the twelfth-century semi-circular arch in the east wall behind the Communion table...
