Tyne and Wear HER(1421): Byker, Chapel of St. Ann

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    "In 1344 Robert of Byker granted to John Segerstane, a hermit, a plot of land in Byker 200 feet square, and a lane 20 feet wide extending from the plot to the Tyne, held from the manor of Byker, on which to build a chapel in honour of the Virgin Mary and St. Ann. This was on land which, in 1549, was annexed to Newcastle. In 1597 the chapel was used as a hospital during a plague outbreak. After the Reformation it fell into decay...."
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    SiteLines
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  • Further information

    Link: https://sitelines.newcastle.gov.uk/SMR/1421
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 2 years, 2 months ago
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    Picture Taken: Unknown
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