A Beautiful View

Enjoying the view of St Helen's Church and Joe the Quilter's Cottage at Beamish Open Air Museum. Joe the Quilter lived and worked in a small cottage in Warden, near Hexham, and his work was reportedly sent as far as Ireland and America. Tragically Joe was murdered in 1826, this unsolved crime shocked the nation. There was even a 100 guinea reward. The medieval church of St Helen was moved here piece by piece from Eston near Middlesbrough and rebuilt on the site.