Shields Road, Church of St. Mary, Kell Tomb
Shields Road, Church of St. Mary, Kell Tomb
HER Number
8211
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Shields Road, Church of St. Mary, Kell Tomb
Place
Heworth
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Tomb
Site Type: Specific
Tomb
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
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
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
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 6/49