Christ Church, Hodgson Tomb
Christ Church, Hodgson Tomb
HER Number
7301
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Christ Church, Hodgson Tomb
Place
North Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Tomb
Site Type: Specific
Chest Tomb
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Chest tomb. Edward Hodgson of North Shields, Cordwainer, one of the founders of the Church, buried 3rd November 1690; his wife died 1689; and William Richardson, died 1710 "Aged about 59 years". Sandstone. Rusticated corner piers, central side pilasters, with symbols of death, and pick and shovel in low relief panels. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
435380
Northing
568650
Grid Reference
NZ435380568650
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 11/114