Church of St. Nicholas, grave of John Ramsay
Church of St. Nicholas, grave of John Ramsay
HER Number
13400
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Church of St. Nicholas, grave of John Ramsay
Place
Gosforth
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Grave Marker
Site Type: Specific
Gravestone
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
John Ramsay (1707-1782) aged 75. His gravestone is inscribed with this epitaph: YE POLITICIANS STOP AND PAUSE! A PATRIOT LIETH HERE, WHO LOVED HIS COUNTRY AND ITS LAWS, AND LIBERTY HELD DEAR. TO MATHEMATICKS HE INCLINED, HIS MIND WAS ALWAYS GAY. AN HUSBAND GOOD, AND PARENT KIND, WAS HONEST JOHN RAMSAY.
Easting
425100
Northing
568100
Grid Reference
NZ425100568100
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 157