Church of Holy Cross
Church of Holy Cross
HER Number
628
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Church of Holy Cross
Place
Ryton
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Parish Church
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
An Early English church consisting of a West tower , 3 bay aisled nave, chancel and south porch. Various alterations were carried out in the late Middle Ages, the early 17th century and early 19th century, before restoration in 1886. LISTED GRADE 1
Easting
415100
Northing
564830
Grid Reference
NZ415100564830
Sources
<< HER 628 >> W. Hutchinson, 1787, History of...Durham, II, 435-37
R. Surtees, 1820, History of...Durham, II, 261
R.W. Billings, 1846, ...Architectural Antiquities of the County of Durham, p. 60
Newcastle Daily Journal, 1886, Restoration of Ryton Parish Church, Wed. 20.x.1886, p. 4 col. 6 and o. 5 col. 1
D.S. Boutflower, 1887, Ryton Church, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 2, II (for 1885-6), 48-51
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 1889, Church plate: Ryton, 2, III (for 1887-8), 224-5
J.R. Boyle, 1892, The County of Durham, p. 603
S.S. Carr, 1909, The Ryton Brasses... Archaeologia Aeliana, 3, V, 146-57
D.A. Briggs & N. Dugdale, 1953, Holy Cross Church Ryton
N. Pevsner, in rev. E. Williamson, 1983, County Durham, Buildings of England 392-3; Peter F. Ryder, 1996, Some Medieval Churches in County Durham, Durham Archaeological Journal 12, pp. 61-91; Peter F. Ryder, 1993, The Church of the Holy Cross, Ryton (assessment for the Durham Diocesan Advisory Committee); Peter F Ryder, November 1998, Holy Cross Church, Ryton: Survey of Bell Frames; Peter F Ryder, 2004, Holy Cross Church, Ryton, A Survey of Ledger Stones and an Archaeological Watching Brief April - June 2004; Peter F Ryder, 2006, Holy Cross Church, Ryton: Assessment/Recording of front pews
R. Surtees, 1820, History of...Durham, II, 261
R.W. Billings, 1846, ...Architectural Antiquities of the County of Durham, p. 60
Newcastle Daily Journal, 1886, Restoration of Ryton Parish Church, Wed. 20.x.1886, p. 4 col. 6 and o. 5 col. 1
D.S. Boutflower, 1887, Ryton Church, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 2, II (for 1885-6), 48-51
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 1889, Church plate: Ryton, 2, III (for 1887-8), 224-5
J.R. Boyle, 1892, The County of Durham, p. 603
S.S. Carr, 1909, The Ryton Brasses... Archaeologia Aeliana, 3, V, 146-57
D.A. Briggs & N. Dugdale, 1953, Holy Cross Church Ryton
N. Pevsner, in rev. E. Williamson, 1983, County Durham, Buildings of England 392-3; Peter F. Ryder, 1996, Some Medieval Churches in County Durham, Durham Archaeological Journal 12, pp. 61-91; Peter F. Ryder, 1993, The Church of the Holy Cross, Ryton (assessment for the Durham Diocesan Advisory Committee); Peter F Ryder, November 1998, Holy Cross Church, Ryton: Survey of Bell Frames; Peter F Ryder, 2004, Holy Cross Church, Ryton, A Survey of Ledger Stones and an Archaeological Watching Brief April - June 2004; Peter F Ryder, 2006, Holy Cross Church, Ryton: Assessment/Recording of front pews