Church of St. Bartholomew, ledger stones
Church of St. Bartholomew, ledger stones
HER Number
13384
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Church of St. Bartholomew, ledger stones
Place
Longbenton
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Grave Marker
Site Type: Specific
Gravestone
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Elizabethan 1558 to 1603
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Two old ledger stones from the chancel floor are now preserved behind the lecturn. One of these is to a John Fenwick dated 1581. The other is to John Killingworth, vicar of St. Bartholomew's, dated 1587.
Easting
427670
Northing
569130
Grid Reference
NZ427670569130
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, pages 143-144