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<< Our Photo Pages >> White Cross (Newcastle) - Ancient Cross in England in Tyne and Wear

Submitted by Anne T on Monday, 09 September 2019  Page Views: 2871

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: White Cross (Newcastle)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.251 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Tyne and Wear Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Newcastle
Map Ref: NZ24586426
Latitude: 54.972355N  Longitude: 1.617555W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
Destroyed Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Anne T visited on 7th Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: -1 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Site of the White Cross (Newcastle): Having typed 'Cross' and 'Newcastle' into Pastscape, I was surprised to find two crosses come up. So, armed with my GPS I set off to try and find these sites. This cross used to be located at the corner of Newgate Street and Low Friar Street, north west of the junction of Clayton Street and Newgate Street. I cross the road regularly here to walk through the lane to the side of the Gate, down towards West Walls and Akhbar’s, but this is a part of the pavement I’ve never been on. About 30m to the south east (following the pavement), outside what is now Debenham’s, a large metal plaque is set into the pavement. The plaque reads: The White Cross. A medieval market cross, first mentioned around 1410, once stood here. / Sited on Newgate Street near to the junction with Low Friar Street (opposite), for almost 400 years, it marked the main entrance into a host of markets including the Bigg Market, Poultry Market, Groat Market, Wool Market, Iron Market and the Flesh Market. Many of the market names are still in use today as street names within the city centre. / The ‘White Cross’ has taken on at least five different appearances. Originally a simple market cross, it also appeared as a pillar & dial, a cistern for the ‘New Water’ and a stone pillar. / In 1783 it was demolished and rebuilt to the design shown here by David Stephenson, a local Architect who also designed the original Theatre Royal in Mosley Street. It had a pretty little spire, with a good clock, and was ornamented on the four sides with the arms of the Mayor, Magistrates and Sheriff. / In 1808 it was dismantled and rebuilt at the north end of the Flesh Market on the current site of Grey Street. / On 22nd August 1701 a famous incident between Ferdinando Forster MP for Northumberland and John Fenwick of Rock, coal owner, took place at the White Cross. / Whilst attending a ‘Grand Jury’ at the Black Horse Inn, near the crossroads of Clayton Street and Newgate Street the two men argued about family matters. Fenwick challenged Forster and as they went out stabbed Forster from behind. Fenwick escaped but was caught within a week, tried and executed by hanging from the white thorn tree that grew close to the White Cross on 25th September 1701.”

White Cross (Newcastle)
White Cross (Newcastle) submitted by Anne T : The metal plaque set into the pavement showing the location of the White Cross, first recorded in local history in 1410. The image shows how was rebuilt in 1783, having been a simple market cross, then a pillar and dial, then a cistern for water, then a stone pillar. We know in 1701 a white thorn tree grew nearby, as a man named John Fenwick was hanged from this tree after murdering a local MP cal... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Tyne and Wear

Whilst this cross is no longer here, a large metal plaque is set into the pavement showing its approximate location, on Newgate Street near to its junction with Low Friar Street. The cross is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 1007141.

The photograph of the plaque shows the final form of the cross, which had five different incarnations: a simple market cross, a pillar and dial, a cistern for water, a stone pillar and the most recent with "a pretty little spire and a good clock, augmented on four sides with the arms of the Mayor, Magistrates and Sheriff", designed by local architect David Stephenson and built in 1783.

The cross was first recorded in local history in 1410, and stood in the same location for over 400 years, marking the entrances to a number of markets, including Bigg Market, Poultry Market, Groat Market, Wool Market, Iron Market and the Flesh Market.

In 1968, the site of the cross was marked by a "white cross set into the road", but presumably this was replaced by the plaque when the Eldon Square shopping centre was expanded. The plaque is set into the pavement outside Debenhams, diagonally opposite to The Gate complex.
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White Cross (Newcastle)
White Cross (Newcastle) submitted by Anne T : The metal plaque showing the location of the White Cross, outside Debenhams in Eldon Square, and diagonally opposite the Gate complex. This area of pavement is heavily used by pedestrians, and although I've walked with 20m of here on a regular basis, never spotted this plaque before. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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