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12881


Newcastle


Church of St. James, grave of Sir Walter Scott


Benwell


NZ26SW


Religious Ritual and Funerary


Grave Marker


Gravestone


20TH CENTURY


Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932


Structure


Not to be confused with the novelist of the same name. Scott was an industrialist with interests in coal mining, steel, chemicals and railways. He built the first underground electric railway in London {1}. Sir Walter Scott (1826-1910) was born in Cumberland and was a successful teenage wrestler. He was a mason working at the new Central Station in 1848 before owning collieries, steel, iron and chemical works. He built railways in Ireland and England. He owned the Mammoth Publishing Works in Felling. He was councillor for High Elswick 1881-1890. He was a generous benfactor of St. James Church. The family grave is marked by a fine monument but Sir Walter was buried in France.


421740


564070


NZ421740564070



St. James Church Graveyard Group, no date, A Guide to St. James' Graveyard; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 105

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