Heworth, Shields Road, Church of St. Mary, Kell Tomb

HER Number:
8211

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Heworth, Shields Road, Church of St. Mary, Kell Tomb

Place:
Heworth

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

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:
Circa 1824. Tomb of the Kell family: Ebenezer died 1781, and burials up to 1849. Sandstone slab on 5 pedestals. The pedestals 4-sided, curved with foliage decoration; the slab, with fluted frieze and 3 flowers each side, bears the arms of the town of Newcastle. Historical note: the Kell family owned quarries from which the famous 'Newcastle' grindstones came. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
2866

Northing:
6192

Grid Reference:
NZ28666192

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 6/49