Tynemouth Priory, Wright tomb

HER Number

7336

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Tynemouth Priory, Wright tomb

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

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

Porch tomb. Circa 1806 to members of the Wright family died 1795-1806. Sandstone ashlar. Columns set against shaped slab, support small casket; low relief sarcophagus within. Historical note: John Wright of Dockwray Square was described as "founder of several elegant streets" in North Shields and Newcastle. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting

437350

Northing

569370

Grid Reference

NZ437350569370

Sources

Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 10/73; H.E. Craster, 1907, History of Northumberland, vol VIII