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Archaeologist Peter Ryder's impression of medieval North Shields and Tynemouth including St Leonard's Leper Hospital

Uncovering the medieval secrets of St Leonard’s Leper Hospital

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From childhood wanderings in Northumberland Park to uncovering secrets buried for centuries, local historian Mike Coates traces how a small burn helped shape the origins of North Shields itself. Drawing on archaeology, medieval records and a lifetime of passion for the town, his rediscovered work reveals the lost story of the Pow Burn, Spital Dene and the remarkable St Leonard’s Leper Hospital – a place of faith, charity and significance now emerging once more from beneath the park.
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