Holy Cross Church, Ryton

Holy Cross Church, Ryton
54°58′40″N 1°45′56″W / 54.977861°N 1.765615°W / 54.977861; -1.765615Coordinates: 54°58′40″N 1°45′56″W / 54.977861°N 1.765615°W / 54.977861; -1.765615
Location Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 3QP
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website holycrossryton.org.uk
Administration
Parish Ryton
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Sunderland
Diocese Diocese of Durham
Clergy
Rector The Revd Tom Jamieson

Holy Cross Church, Ryton is a Church of England parish church in Ryton, Tyne and Wear. The church is a Grade I listed building.[1]

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 Frosterly 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

  1. ↑ "Church of Holy Cross, Ryton". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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