All Saints Cemetery, grave of George Henry Carr

All Saints Cemetery, grave of George Henry Carr

HER Number
13202
District
Newcastle
Site Name
All Saints Cemetery, grave of George Henry Carr
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
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
A 13 feet high monument to George Henry Carr (1867-1889), racing cyclist. There is a shield on each side depicting a bicycle, flowers, the badge of the Jubilee Rovers Bicycle Club and the badge of Clarence Bicycle Club. Carr was a prominent figure on the racing circuit. He died aged 22 of inflammation of the brain.
Easting
425710
Northing
565810
Grid Reference
NZ425710565810
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 71