Harton Cemetery, entrance gates
Harton Cemetery, entrance gates
HER Number
8136
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Harton Cemetery, entrance gates
Place
Harton
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Barrier
Site Type: Specific
Gate
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
1888-91. Henry Grieves Architect.
Built for the South Shields and Westoe Burial Board.
Triple arched, gothic gateway, having a tall, grand central carriage entrance,
flanked on either side by a low footway. Supressed painted arches, supporting
gables. The central gable has a quatrefoil roundel in its apex, below this are
2 shields inscribed AD 1889.
The piers of the arches are buttressed on their east and west faces.
All the wrought-iron gates in-situ. LISTED GRADE 2
Built for the South Shields and Westoe Burial Board.
Triple arched, gothic gateway, having a tall, grand central carriage entrance,
flanked on either side by a low footway. Supressed painted arches, supporting
gables. The central gable has a quatrefoil roundel in its apex, below this are
2 shields inscribed AD 1889.
The piers of the arches are buttressed on their east and west faces.
All the wrought-iron gates in-situ. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
437380
Northing
565580
Grid Reference
NZ437380565580
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 11/17