Church of St. Bartholomew, grave of H.F. Swan
Church of St. Bartholomew, grave of H.F. Swan
HER Number
9472
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Church of St. Bartholomew, grave of H.F. Swan
Place
Longbenton
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Grave Marker
Site Type: Specific
Gravestone
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Edwardian 1902 to 1910
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Grave of Henry Frederick Swan, who formed the Cargo Fleet Iron Company at Middlesbrough in 1880. The Henry Frederick Swan Lifeboat was built during WW1 at the Cowes Yard of S.E. Saunders on the Isle of Wight, costing £6,901. A gift from the widow of H.F. Swan, who had been prominent in Tyne shipbuilding circles and was chairman of the Tynemouth branch of the RNLI. LOCAL LIST
Easting
427640
Northing
569090
Grid Reference
NZ427640569090
Sources
North Tyneside Council, Draft Local List Nominations, 2006; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, pages 147-8; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)