‘Always found church boring
The hill went from chore to ordeal’

‘Elizabeth Lee Was Not A Witch’
Durham, Come Save Me
Faithful Johannes
Out 3rd July

Edmundbuyers Church is where Elizabeth Lee, the last person to be tried as a witch in the north east of England, is laid to rest. At this point I had no idea Elizabeth Lee would become the face of the album.

It was already misty when we left Ryton. It got thicker and foggier as we were driving through the hills. It was a shame that we couldn’t really see Derwent Reservoir but that wasn’t important, we were on the way to meet a witch.

Once we got to the church, the fog was so close, any background sound couldn’t penetrate through. It was eerily quiet, as though someone was setting the scene for us.

The gates for the church ground were shut, so we let ourselves in. As we got to the church itself, the outer door was open but the inner one was closed.

We let ourselves into the church to be met with darkness, apart from lit candles at the end of each pew.

We spent about 20 mins in the church, documenting and taking photos.
It turns out that the eye of god stained glass window is a lot smaller than what you would expect could hold a witch.

And then it was time to leave Edmundbuyers for a foggy drive home. With plans to return one day and help Elizabeth Lee escape and walk the earth once more.

…Or better still, have her face adorn an album cover (and t-shirt, available for pre-order now) for the rest of time.

https://faithfuljohannes.bandcamp.com/album/durham-come-save-me