Elswick, St. John's Cemetery, Mather tomb

HER Number:
9100

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Elswick, St. John's Cemetery, Mather tomb

Place:
Elswick

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Tomb

Site Type: Specific:
Canopied Tomb

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Canopied tomb. Circa 1870 for Mather family. Sandstone ashlar and pink and grey granite. Gothic style. High plinth supports arcaded canopy with much tracery and decoration. Chest tombs of Joseph Mather, died 1863, and members of his family, and of C.T.N. Mather, died 1873. Some tracery damaged, finials missing and tomb copings slightly misplaced at time of survey. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
2243

Northing:
6366

Grid Reference:
NZ22436366

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 11/232