THIS PILLAR STOOD AT
THE GATEWAY OF THE
ROYAL GRAMMER SCHOOL
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
WHICH FROM 1507 UNTIL 1811(?)
OCCUPIED THE CHAPEL OF
THE HOSPITAL OF
ST MARY THE VIRGIN
IN THE WEST GATE
FOUNDED NEAR THIS SPOT(?)
IN THE 12TH CENTURY

The last 3 lines, the right side is a little obscured.....