Gateshead East Cemetery

HER Number:
5250

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Gateshead East Cemetery

Place:
Gateshead

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Cemetery

Site Type: Specific:
Cemetery

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Opened on 16 August 1862. The Church of England and non-conformist chapels survive as does the superintendent's large house (bearing the Gateshead crest and the date 1862) and a lodge. The cemetery is divided into two by a path. Simple grid plan of paths with central circular circle on each side. The most prominent monument is to Mr. Brockett, Mayor of Gateshead 1839-40 and a major local political force of his day. There is also a monument to 222 cholera victims from an outbreak which lasted from December 1821 to November 1823. There is a small recreation ground to the north of the cemetery and the remains of Victorian drinking fountains can be seen here by Sunderland Road and Old Durham Road. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
426100

Northing:
562500

Grid Reference:
NZ426100562500

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5250 >> F. Green, 1995, A Guide to the Historic Parks and Gardens of Tyne and Wear, p 30; Gateshead Local List; TWAS DT.BEL/2/203, CE.GAE/1, CB.GA/8/1; Gateshead Observer 18/5/1861, 2/11/1861, 9/11/1861, 18/1/1862, 8/2/1862, 2/8/1862, 11/7/1863, 18/6/1864, 29/4/1865, 26/5/1866, 28/5/1870