Old Durham Road, obelisk

HER Number

16523

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Old Durham Road, obelisk

Place

Gateshead

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Commemorative

Site Type: Broad

Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific

Cenotaph

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Description

Obelisk to commemorate 222 cholera vistims who died during an outbreak which lasted from December 1821 until November 1823. A watching brief in 2011 was undertaken while a new foundation pad for the obelisk was put in place.

Easting

425900

Northing

562320

Grid Reference

NZ425900562320

Sources

ARS Ltd., 2011, St. Edmund's Churchyard, Old Durham Road, Gateshead - Archaeological Watching Brief