Heworth, Shields Road, Church of St. Mary, Dawes tomb
Heworth, Shields Road, Church of St. Mary, Dawes tomb
HER Number
8232
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Heworth, Shields Road, Church of St. Mary, Dawes tomb
Place
Heworth
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Tomb
Site Type: Specific
Tomb
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Tomb: headstone and gravecover of Richard Dawes, headmaster of Newcastle
Grammar School, died 1766. Sandstone headstone; natural basalt boulder grave-
cover. Headstone has trophy over inscription. Grave cover has inset bronze
plaque: THE BURIAL PLACE OF RICHARD DAWES M.A. AUTHOR OF THE CELEBRATED WORK
INTITLED MISCELLANEA CRITICA. LET NO MAN MOVE HIS BONES. Historical note:
boulder and inscription placed in 1822 by John Hodgson, rector of St. Mary's.
Source: J. Raine A Memoir of the Life of the Rev. John Hodgson. 1858 vol. II p135. LISTED GRADE 2
Grammar School, died 1766. Sandstone headstone; natural basalt boulder grave-
cover. Headstone has trophy over inscription. Grave cover has inset bronze
plaque: THE BURIAL PLACE OF RICHARD DAWES M.A. AUTHOR OF THE CELEBRATED WORK
INTITLED MISCELLANEA CRITICA. LET NO MAN MOVE HIS BONES. Historical note:
boulder and inscription placed in 1822 by John Hodgson, rector of St. Mary's.
Source: J. Raine A Memoir of the Life of the Rev. John Hodgson. 1858 vol. II p135. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
428670
Northing
561920
Grid Reference
NZ428670561920
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 6/46