Tynemouth Priory, Wright tomb

HER Number:
7336

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth Priory, Wright tomb

Place:
Tynemouth

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Funerary Site

Site Type: Specific:
Tomb

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Porch tomb. Circa 1806 to members of the Wright family died 1795-1806. Sandstone ashlar. Columns set against shaped slab, support small casket; low relief sarcophagus within. Historical note: John Wright of Dockwray Square was described as "founder of several elegant streets" in North Shields and Newcastle. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
3735

Northing:
6937

Grid Reference:
NZ37356937

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 10/73; H.E. Craster, 1907, History of Northumberland, vol VIII