Walker, Christ Church, monument to Walker Iron Works disaster

HER Number:
13245

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Walker, Christ Church, monument to Walker Iron Works disaster

Place:
Walker

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Commemorative

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Commemorative Monument

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Monument to the memory of workmen killed in a boiler explosion at Walker Iron and Alkali Works 1855. The explosion happened in a rolling mill on 8 October 1855. The two youngest victims were ten years old. 8 men died. Obelisk monument with rounded top.

Easting:
289

Northing:
643

Grid Reference:
NZ289643

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, pages 140-141