This buttress on the north side of the church carries a cut bench mark on the inner (out of sight) face. See Link for a view of the mark and Link for details of the mark.
Birthplace of W.T.Stead on 5th July 1849; Social activist, Journalist and editor of 'The Northern Echo' (Darlington 1871-80). He drowned off Newfoundland when a passenger on the 'RMS Titanic', 15th April 1912. See W.T.Stead Resource Site [[[ en.m.wikipedia.org ]]]