Sunderland, Church of Holy Trinity, churchyard

HER Number:
17304

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Church of Holy Trinity, churchyard

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Mixed Cemetery

Site Type: Specific:
Churchyard

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18-C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Gray Memorial Gardens. Parish churchyard from 1719 to 1854. Accommodates over 100,000 burials, including the gravestaone of Jack Crawford and the tomb of Reverend Robert Gray, Sunderland's beloved rector from 1819 to 1838.

Easting:
4062

Northing:
5715

Grid Reference:
NZ40625715

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
http://openplaques.org/plaques/40364; Terry Frain, Tyne and Wear Museums, October 2007, Former Donnison School, Church Walk, Bishopwearmouth - Archaeological Watching Brief; J. de Jong Strickland and T. Frain, 2007, Human Remains Report