Tyne and Wear HER(9216): Elswick, Westgate Hill Cemetery, I'Anson tomb - Details
9216
Newcastle
Elswick, Westgate Hill Cemetery, I'Anson tomb
Elswick
NZ26SW
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Funerary Site
Tomb
Early Modern
C19
Structure
Gothic tower tomb. 1873 by C. Burn of Newcastle; commemorating W.A. I'Anson, M.R.C.S.,
L.S.A., and members of his family. Sandstone tower, buttresed first stage and with
marble corner pilasters to second stage; marble inlay panels. Low relief of Christ
visiting sick on west side, and motto I WAS SICK AND YE VISITED ME. Top stage has 4
crocketed gables; finial missing. Erected by a number of his friends April 16th, 1873. LISTED GRADE 2
2371
6418
NZ23716418
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 18/604; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 111