Tyne and Wear HER(298): Newcastle, Barras Bridge, Chapel of St James, cross - Details
298
Newcastle
Newcastle, Barras Bridge, Chapel of St James, cross
Newcastle
NZ26NW
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Cross
Medieval
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.
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651
NZ249651
<< 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