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

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
St. James Church Graveyard Group, no date, A Guide to St. James' Graveyard