A great history of the church is available at St Ann's website here.
7th July 2022
Taken from across the Tyne in Gateshead.
2nd January 2022
1st World War Memorial.
Grave of Joseph Crawhall.
Joseph Crawhall (1793-1853) ropemaker and artist. Born in Allendale. Arrived in Newcastle aged 16 with his elder brother Thomas. He began a ropemaking apprenticeship at the wooden shipyard at St. Peter's. In 1812 he took over St Ann's ropery opposite St. Ann's Church. Joseph was a fine painter, caricaturalist, lithographer, etcher and wood engraver. He was a friend of wood engraver Thomas Bewick. Joseph was Mayor of Newcastle in 1849 and a magistrate. He died at Stagshaw House near Corbridge aged 59. Source: Sitelines.
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Old Photos
St. Ann's Church 1968.
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries
St. Ann's Church 1912.
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries
St. Ann's Church 1968.
Photo courtesy of The JR James Archive team
More Information:
- St Ann's Church Website
- Co-Curate - Church of St Ann, City Road
- Chronicle Live - Grade 1-listed Church made with medieval town wall stone celebrating 250th year overlooking Tyne
- Historic England - Church of St Ann
- Sitelines - Church of St. Ann
- Sitelines - Church of St. Ann, grave of Thomas Coulthard
- Sitelines - Breamish Street, St. Ann's Parish Hall
See my other photos around St Ann's Church:
2 comments:
recently visited this church in search of the war memorial in it's grounds, lovely old church with lovely helpful people.
Yes I remember st Ann's Church used to play there as a kid.
I lived in reade Street number 26 used to play with a kid called Tony mckenna he lived in the next street I left in 1968 when the houses were condemned
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