Christ Church, monument to Walker Iron Works disaster
Christ Church, monument to Walker Iron Works disaster
HER Number
13245
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Christ Church, monument to Walker Iron Works disaster
Place
Walker
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Commemorative
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
Site Type: Specific
Commemorative Monument
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Monument to the memory of workmen killed in a boiler explosion at Walker Iron and Alkali Works 1855. The explosion happened in a rolling mill on 8 October 1855. The two youngest victims were ten years old. 8 men died. Obelisk monument with rounded top.
Easting
428900
Northing
564300
Grid Reference
NZ428900564300
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, pages 140-141