Elswick, Westgate Hill Cemetery, gate piers, walls and piers

HER Number:
8712

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Elswick, Westgate Hill Cemetery, gate piers, walls and piers

Place:
Elswick

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Monument

Site Type: Broad:
Barrier

Site Type: Specific:
Wall

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Cemetery walls, piers and gate piers. 1825-29 by John Green: Sandstone ashlar. 4 tall gate piers, the central pair higher, forming carriage and pedestrian entrances. Each has plinth,banded cornice and top pedestal. Similar piers at intervals along wall with chamfered coping. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
2372

Northing:
6412

Grid Reference:
NZ23726412

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 18/602