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are minutely enumerated by the late chorographer of Neivcq/tle, 

 to whom I refer. The church-yard of St. Nicholas was enclofed 

 by fubfcription, 1761, with ftone, and wooden pales, neat 

 and handfome. The vicarage-houfe ftands at the weft end of St. 

 Johns church-yard in the well-built and pleafant ftrect of Weft- 

 gate, on the north fide of it > the garden to the weft, open and 

 airy ; remarkable for having had the Roman wall pafs through 

 the middle of it. The houfe is fuppofed to have been built by 

 the corporation. It was repaired by the Rev. Dr. Ellifon, 1694, 

 then vicar ; and by the Rev. Dr. Brown, 1762. 



Gosforth-cha.pel is at a fmall village, about a mile north from 

 the town, on the eaft fide of the great poll -road ; nothing about 

 it remarkable. It is fupplied by the vicar. 



The chapel of St. Thomas is at the north-eaft end of 7>w^-bridge. 

 It is commonly called, The Bridge-End chapel, from its fituation. 

 For the keeping it, and the bridge, in repair, feveral rents were 

 fettled upon it (g). It had alfo an annual rent of so s. from the 

 noble family of Percy, Earls of Northumberland, for their houfe 

 in Neivcajlky called, Barfs Inn (h). Two chanterics were founded 

 in it, in honour of 



St. Ann, and 



St. Mary, the Blefled Virgin. 



(g) De diverfis redditibus Nova Cajlre pertinentibus, reparatione pontis et capellz Sanfli 

 Thorn*, Efcaet. 43 R. Ed. III. Pt. 2. n. 56. Tom. 4. Rot. Turri Londinenji, Northumbt: 



(b) Tenementurrv in Nova Caftro fuper Tynam, vocatum, Earl's Inn of Northumberland, 

 tenetur in Burgag. et redd, per ann. libere capellse San<3i Ihomee martyris cuftod. fuper pon- 

 tem aquz de Tyntz, 20 s. poft mortem Jobannis duels de Bedford; Efcaet. 14 R. Hen. VI. 

 n. 36. 



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