St. John's Cemetery, Mather tomb
St. John's Cemetery, Mather tomb
HER Number
9100
District
Newcastle
Site Name
St. John's Cemetery, Mather tomb
Place
Elswick
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Tomb
Site Type: Specific
Canopied Tomb
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Canopied tomb. Circa 1870 for Mather family. Sandstone ashlar and pink and grey
granite. Gothic style. High plinth supports arcaded canopy with much tracery
and decoration. Chest tombs of Joseph Mather, died 1863, and members of his
family, and of C.T.N. Mather, died 1873. Some tracery damaged, finials missing
and tomb copings slightly misplaced at time of survey. LISTED GRADE 2
granite. Gothic style. High plinth supports arcaded canopy with much tracery
and decoration. Chest tombs of Joseph Mather, died 1863, and members of his
family, and of C.T.N. Mather, died 1873. Some tracery damaged, finials missing
and tomb copings slightly misplaced at time of survey. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
422430
Northing
563660
Grid Reference
NZ422430563660
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 11/232