"Beyond the blew stone -
300 years of Quakers in Newcastle"
by the late Ruth Sansbury
When Quakerism first came to the north east of England in the 1650s, its converts in the town of Newcastle upon Tyne found neither welcome nor acceptance. Attempts to hold meetings for worship in the town were thwarted and they were escorted down to the bridge over the Tyne, to the "blew stone" which marked the limit of the town's authority. However, in 1698 they were allowed to build a Meeting House in Pilgrim Street. In the 1960s this was demolished for redevelopment, and the Meeting moved to the present premises in Jesmond.
This scholarly but readable book gives a portrait of Newcastle Meeting over 300
years, and evaluates the impact Quakers have had on Newcastle.
The book is fully indexed, with comprehensive notes and bibliography.
- ISBN 0-9534308-0-4
- Soft back, 278pp
- Now at the reduced price of £5.00 plus £2.00 postage and packing.
Order from:
Quaker Meeting House,
1 Archbold Terrace,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1DB.
Please make cheques payable to Newcastle Preparative Meeting.
If overseas, price on application. Order from:
The Quaker Bookshop,
Friends House,
London
NW1 2BJ,
UK.
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7663 1030
Email: bookshop@quaker.org.uk
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Last update: 17 September 2007