Westgate Hill Cemetery, grave of Robert Hood Haggie
Westgate Hill Cemetery, grave of Robert Hood Haggie
HER Number
13230
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Westgate Hill Cemetery, grave of Robert Hood Haggie
Place
Elswick
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Grave Marker
Site Type: Specific
Gravestone
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Robert Hood Haggie (1810-1866) was a rope manufacturer. His father David Haggie began a rope works at Gateshead around 1800. Robert Hood Haggie took over a ropery at Willington Quay around 1840. It became the largest in England, employing over 1500 people. Robert lived in Summerhill Square in Newcastle. His gravestone now lies flat.
Easting
423690
Northing
564170
Grid Reference
NZ423690564170
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 113