Church of St. Ann, grave of Joseph Crawhall

HER Number:
13406

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Church of St. Ann, grave of Joseph Crawhall

Place:
Byker

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

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:
Joseph Crawhall (1793-1853) ropemaker and artist. Born in Allendale. Arrived in Newcastle aged 16 with his elder brother Thomas. He began a ropemaking apprenticeship at the wooden shipyard at St. Peter's. In 1812 he took over St Ann's ropery opposite St. Ann's Church. Joseph was a fine painter, caricaturalist, lithographer, etcher and wood engraver. He was a friend of wood engraver Thomas Bewick. Joseph was Mayor of Newcastle in 1849 and a magistrate. He died at Stagshaw House near Corbridge aged 59. The Crawhall family monument has been vandalised and awaits restoration.

Easting:
426000

Northing:
564200

Grid Reference:
NZ426000564200

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, pages 126-128