Gosforth, Church of St. Nicholas, grave of Job Bulman

HER Number:
13396

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Gosforth, Church of St. Nicholas, grave of Job Bulman

Place:
Gosforth

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Grave Marker

Site Type: Specific:
Gravestone

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Job Bulman (1746-1818) landowner. Bulman returned to Tyneside after a successful medical career in India. He bought land at Gosforth. The High Street became known as Bulman Village. He built Coxlodge Hall in 1796. His son Job James lost the family money and had to sell the land off for development.

Easting:
251

Northing:
681

Grid Reference:
NZ251681

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 155