Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Chester Road, Vaux tomb

HER Number:
7126

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Chester Road, Vaux tomb

Place:
Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

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:
Urn and column headstone. C1879 by Roseberry to Isabella Duncan Vaux, died 1879, and other members of the Vaux family. Ashlar limestone, possibly marble. Stepped base to corniced plinth and tall tapered square column with low relief roses carved on east face above principal inscription. Urn finial. The Vaux family were prominent local brewers. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
3740

Northing:
5610

Grid Reference:
NZ37405610

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/4/35