Church of St. James, grave of John Sowerby
Church of St. James, grave of John Sowerby
HER Number
12882
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Church of St. James, grave of John Sowerby
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
John Sowerby lived at Benwell Towers. His family owned the Ellison Glassworks in Gateshead which had offices in London, Paris and Hamburg.
Easting
421740
Northing
564070
Grid Reference
NZ421740564070
Sources
St. James Church Graveyard Group, no date, A Guide to St. James' Graveyard