Church of St. Nicholas, grave of Thomas Hedley

HER Number:
13394

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Church of St. Nicholas, grave of Thomas Hedley

Place:
Gosforth

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:
Thomas Hedley (1809-1890) soap maker. Thomas began work as a clerk at a Gateshead firm of grocers, tallow chandlers and wine merchants. In 1838 the business was specialising in soap production and moved to City Road (City Soap Works), Newcastle. Hedley became a partner, then a proprietor. Hedley was Mayor of Newcastle in 1863. He was also a JP and helped set up Coxlodge psychiatric hospital. In 1930 the business was taken over by American soapmakers Proctor and Gamble.

Easting:
425100

Northing:
568100

Grid Reference:
NZ425100568100

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 154