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

Lats/Lons:

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