St. Andrew's Cemetery, grave of Dr. Dennis Embleton
St. Andrew's Cemetery, grave of Dr. Dennis Embleton
HER Number
13211
District
Newcastle
Site Name
St. Andrew's Cemetery, grave of Dr. Dennis Embleton
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
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
Dr. Dennis Embleton (1810-1900) was physician at the Newcastle Infirmary between 1853 and 1878 and the first Professor of Medicine in Newcastle. Embleton's dispenser at the infirmary was James Crossley Eno. Eno's Fruit Salts was a laxative drink for which Embleton apparently provided the recipe.
Easting
425060
Northing
566150
Grid Reference
NZ425060566150
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 90