Tyne and Wear HER(298): Barras Bridge, Chapel of St James, cross - Details
298
Newcastle
Barras Bridge, Chapel of St James, cross
Newcastle
NZ26NW
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Cross
Cross
MEDIEVAL
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Documentary Evidence
At the north end of the Barras Bridge before the Chapel stood a stone cross, presumably medieval in origin. It was taken down by John Pigg at the Time of the Rebellion and broken as a symbol of the prophane.
424900
565100
NZ424900565100
<< HER 298 >> H. Bourne, 1736, History of Newcastle, pp. 15, 152
J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, Vol. I, p. 431
R.J. Charleton, (date unknown), History of Newcastle, p. 367