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Newcastle All Saints

[Population 1911: 3,749 incl. 243 persons enumerated in H.M. Prison, 184 in a Rowton Lodging House, and 87 on board vessels]

Church

Church: Newcastle All Saints. Consecrated: 1788. Address: Pilgrim Street. Accommodation: 2,000. Services: 8, 10-45, 3, 7. Vicar: Rev. Owen Carr, 8 Ellison Place. Curate: Rev. E. Williams, 6 Oxford Street. Patron: Vicar of Newcastle. Mission: Mission Room, 6 pm. [NEYB (1893) p.79]

All Saints' church, at the bottom of Pilgrim street, and erected in 1790, on the site of an ancient church, founded in the 12th century, is a building of circular form, with a Doric portico and a lofty tower, with tall and elegant spire, containing a peal of 8 bells. [Kelly's Directory of Durham & Northumberland (1890), page 831.]

All Saints Church is situated on the brow of a steep bank, on the south side of Silver-street, at the foot of Pilgrim-street. It was erected in 1796 at a cost of £27,000, on the site of the former church of All Saints, which was erected previous to the year 1824, but the precise date is not known. It is an elliptical structure of 86 feet by 72, and is in the Grecian style of architecture, the spire having an elevation of 202 feet. This elegant edifice is constructed of free stone, and the pews are all formed of mahogany. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Viacar of Newcastle; gross income, £330. The register commences in 1600. [Whellan's History, Topography and Directory of Durham (and Newcastle) (1856), page 947.]

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History

Newcastle Courant 10/6/1786 Friday the 2d instant the Committee for the new Church, at All Saints in this town, met, and examined the plans received, in consequence of an advertisement in this Paper, when that of M.D. Stephenson was unanimously approved of.

Newcastle Courant 24/6/1786 Yesterday se'nnight the bill for rebuilding All Saints Church, in this town, passed the House of Commons.

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The Parish Chest

EP 9/42 Burials 1832-1842

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Non-Parochial Records

Newcastle Courant 18/11/1815 On the 9th inst. a boat with several persons on board, was upset on the Tyne, near the Glass House Bridge, by a sudden squall. Immediate assistance being at hand, they were all saved, excepting one young man (a stranger) who was unfortunately drowned. His body was found in a very short time, but the vital spark had fled. He is supposed to be a native of the Orknies, to have been recently discharged from the navy, and had been engaged with the captain of an Orkney sloop for the passage home, and was proceeding down the river in the ships boat when the fatal accident occurred. He was interred the following day at Ballast Hills. Verdict - Accidentally drowned.

Newcastle Courant 17/5/1844 The shop of Messrs Pigg, merchant tailors, New Bridge Street, was entered on Saturday night, and robbed of a considerable quantity of goods by parties yet undetected. A reward is offered for the apprehension of the thieves.

Newcastle Courant 30/11/1849 On Monday night, or early on Tuesday morning, the office of Messrs Pickford and Co., carriers, of Manor Street, was broken into, and between £20 and £30 carried away. It appeared that the workmen employed at the warehouse commence their labours between five and six o'clock in the morning; but, strange to say, the robbery was not discovered until seven o'clock, on the arrival of the clerk, who found that the office had been entered, his desk forced open, and the above sum taken away.

Newcastle Courant 8/2/1850 SHOP ROBBERY.- On Thursday evening, the 31st ult., the shop of Mr Pigg, tailor, New Bridge-street, was broken into, and several pieces of cloth taken away. It appears that shortly after ten o'clock the policeman on the beat made an examination of the premises, and observing the gates adjoining the shop open, he went into the yard, and found a roll of drab cloth placed upright on the ground. He got assistance and made a search of the place, but for some time was unable to find anything unusual the matter; at length, he cast the glare of his lamp on the top of the premises, and observed that an opening had been made in the roof by removing some of the slates. The robbers had evidently been disturbed in their operations, and had contrived to escape. It will be seen by our police report, that the police apprehended seven well-known characters the same evening, all of whom, after being examined, were discharged, except one of them named John Burrell.

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