- Source: Holy Cross Church, Ryton
Holy Cross Church is a Church of England parish church in Ryton, Tyne and Wear. The church is a Grade I listed building.
History
The Holy Cross church is the oldest building in Ryton and dates back to 1220. The most striking feature of the church is its 13th-century broach spire which is 36 m tall. Other well known artefacts include a 13th-century Frosterley Marble effigy of a deacon holding a book.
Notable clergy
There have been a number of prominent rectors of Ryton. These include: Thomas Secker (1727), later the Archbishop of Canterbury; Charles Thorp (1807) virtual founder and first warden of the University of Durham; and The Hon. Richard Byron (1769), brother of William Byron, 5th Baron Byron and great-uncle of Lord Byron.
References
External links
Main website
A Church Near You entry
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Holy Cross Church, Ryton
- Ryton, Tyne and Wear
- Charles Thorp
- Thomas Secker
- William Champion Streatfeild (1839–1912)
- List of churches in the United Reformed Church
- Albrighton, east Shropshire
- Organisation of the Methodist Church of Great Britain
- Coventry
- Diocese of Coventry
