Wallsend

Pevsner (1957) notes: "Font. From Holy Cross, completely plain octagonal bowl". [NB: Holy Cross is located near Deneholm and the chapel, now in ruins, dates to Norman times]. The Conservation Area Character Statement, North Tyneside Council, Environment, Regeneration & Housing Directorate (September 2005) [http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/pls/portal/NTC_PSCM.PSCM_Web.download?p_ID=224063] [accessed 23 February 2010] notes: "The font is the original Holy Cross Font. It was discovered in the Burn stream sometime in the 1800s and taken to Carville Hall. Mr. Wigham Richardson gave it to the church in 1891." The National Monuments Record (English Heritage) [http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk] [accessed 23 February 2010] notes in the interior of Holy Cross a "round base at west end of nave formerly held font" [NB: the church was in use until 1791, so the font must have been thrown into the Burn soon afterwards]