Newcastle General Cemetery, Joseph Wilson tomb
Newcastle General Cemetery, Joseph Wilson tomb
HER Number
9168
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Newcastle General Cemetery, Joseph Wilson tomb
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Tomb
Site Type: Specific
Tomb
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Broken obelisk tomb. Circa 1841. Memorial, to Joseph Wilson, composer of popular
Tyneside songs, died 1841. Sandstone ashlar; base inscribed with verse in dialect. LISTED GRADE 2
Tyneside songs, died 1841. Sandstone ashlar; base inscribed with verse in dialect. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
425670
Northing
565510
Grid Reference
NZ425670565510
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 9/342