Tyne and Wear HER(13394): Gosforth, Church of St. Nicholas, grave of Thomas Hedley - Details
13394
Newcastle
Gosforth, Church of St. Nicholas, grave of Thomas Hedley
Gosforth
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Religious Ritual and Funerary
Grave Marker
Gravestone
Early Modern
C19
Structure
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.
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Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 154