Church of St. James, grave of William Cochrane Carr
Church of St. James, grave of William Cochrane Carr
HER Number
12879
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Church of St. James, grave of William Cochrane Carr
Place
Benwell
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Grave Marker
Site Type: Specific
Gravestone
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
William Cochrane Carr owned Benwell Colliery and South Benwell Firebrick Works. On his death the workforce subscribed to a memorial stone to be placed at the foot of his grave.
Easting
421720
Northing
564090
Grid Reference
NZ421720564090
Sources
St. James Church Graveyard Group, no date, A Guide to St. James' Graveyard