The Rood Screen

The oak Rood Screen at the entrance to the Chancel is in memory of Henry Frederick Swan CB, of Prudhoe Hall, High Sheriff of Northumberland, and formerly of Walker. His parents, William and Ann Swan farmed at West Farm, Walker. Henry was born in Walker in 1842 and died in 1908. He was the brother of Charles Sheritan Swan who, between them were mainly responsible for the Wallsend Shipyard. This screen was erected through the wishes of his widow, Kate Isabel Swan, Henry's second wife, in February 1909.