Westgate Hill Cemetery, gate piers, walls and piers
Westgate Hill Cemetery, gate piers, walls and piers
HER Number
8712
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Westgate Hill Cemetery, gate piers, walls and piers
Place
Elswick
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Barrier
Site Type: Specific
Wall
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Cemetery walls, piers and gate piers. 1825-29 by John Green: Sandstone ashlar. 4 tall
gate piers, the central pair higher, forming carriage and pedestrian entrances. Each
has plinth,banded cornice and top pedestal. Similar piers at intervals along wall
with chamfered coping. LISTED GRADE 2
gate piers, the central pair higher, forming carriage and pedestrian entrances. Each
has plinth,banded cornice and top pedestal. Similar piers at intervals along wall
with chamfered coping. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
423720
Northing
564120
Grid Reference
NZ423720564120
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 18/602