On the north end of the Burn Closes Bridge in Wallsend lies Holy Cross which houses one of the UK’s oldest medieval churches.
Holy Cross Medieval Church Ruins, stands at the Apex of Wallsend itself to the Eastern end of Wallsend Burn.
The ruins of this old church and graveyard aptly sit at the rear of the current Holy Cross Cemetery and less than 1 mile from the replacement church of St Peters which is situated on the town centre side of the burn closes bridge
The main Holy Cross thoroughfare, St Peters Road, leads to St Peters playing fields were famous footballers such as Peter Beardsley & Michael Carrick played football as youngsters.
The following slide show is of the wagonway & church ruins which dates back to medieval times and the graves in these ruins date back to the 16th century showing signs of vandalism & neglect.
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