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[one of] Two important animal carvings from a decorative frieze in Wilfrid's church, which are unique in England. There are traces of plaster on the stones which indicates they were once coloured. They tell an important story of Wilfrid's continental tastes and his belief that the church in Northumbria should be part of the universal, ‘catholic’ church.
1967: Exhibited as No.42 in The Monastic arts of Northumbria [HEXAB5166.1]
Pre-October 2014 in Recess 7 of nave N wall
2012: “Three important decorative pieces of cattle and fish, unique in England, which need to be properly secured (which they are not currently). These pieces tell an important story of Wilfrid's continental tastes and thus his theology of a universal catholic church.” [Hexham Abbey collection faculty document.pdf, §9]