Heworth, Shields Road, Church of St. Mary, Richardson tomb
Heworth, Shields Road, Church of St. Mary, Richardson tomb
HER Number
8334
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Heworth, Shields Road, Church of St. Mary, Richardson tomb
Place
Heworth
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Tomb
Site Type: Specific
Altar Tomb
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Altar tomb. 1817 for Richardson family. Sandstone in form of Doric temple.
6 columns support entablature. Inscribed William Richardson of Greenside
died 1817. LISTED GRADE 2
6 columns support entablature. Inscribed William Richardson of Greenside
died 1817. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
428660
Northing
561940
Grid Reference
NZ428660561940
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 6/44