NZ1665 : Rear of lytch gate, Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Newburn
taken 14 years ago, near to Newburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Rear of lytch gate, Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Newburn
Designed by W S Hicks in 1896 in a gothic revival style. Hicks, a leading ecclesiastical architect was also engaged in work on the church itself including the vestries and porch.
George Stephenson ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stephenson ) married his first wife here on 28 Nov 1802. "George's signature as it stands in the books, is that of a person who seems to have just learned to write" [Murray's Handbook:1890].