St. Mary's Chapel & Holy Well

Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Back in the Middle Ages, an apparition of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus alledgedly appeared on a mound in north east England.

The place was subsequently called Jesus Mound, or as we know it today : Jesmond. A suburb of Newcastle.

It was a pilgrimage hot spot back in the Middle Ages, right up there with the big hitters like Canterbury (if Chaucer had written 'Jesmond Tales' instead of 'Canterbury Tales....)

All that remains today is a ruined chapel and a holy well, which might not be the original holy well. But they still attract pilgrims of a sort, and some strange votive offerings (I wasn't expecting to find cremated remains....)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukAktqzCaIg

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