Benwell, Church of St. James, grave of Sir Walter Scott

HER Number:
12881

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Benwell, Church of St. James, grave of Sir Walter Scott

Place:
Benwell

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Grave Marker

Site Type: Specific:
Gravestone

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Not to be confused with the novelist of the same name. Scott was an industrialist with interests in coal mining, steel, chemicals and railways. He built the first underground electric railway in London {1}. Sir Walter Scott (1826-1910) was born in Cumberland and was a successful teenage wrestler. He was a mason working at the new Central Station in 1848 before owning collieries, steel, iron and chemical works. He built railways in Ireland and England. He owned the Mammoth Publishing Works in Felling. He was councillor for High Elswick 1881-1890. He was a generous benfactor of St. James Church. The family grave is marked by a fine monument but Sir Walter was buried in France.

Easting:
2174

Northing:
6407

Grid Reference:
NZ21746407

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
St. James Church Graveyard Group, no date, A Guide to St. James' Graveyard; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 105