Longbenton, Church of St. Bartholomew, ledger stones

HER Number:
13384

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Longbenton, Church of St. Bartholomew, ledger stones

Place:
Longbenton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Grave Marker

Site Type: Specific:
Gravestone

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C16

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Two old ledger stones from the chancel floor are now preserved behind the lecturn. One of these is to a John Fenwick dated 1581. The other is to John Killingworth, vicar of St. Bartholomew's, dated 1587.

Easting:
2767

Northing:
6913

Grid Reference:
NZ27676913

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, pages 143-144