Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Chester Road, Taylor tomb
Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Chester Road, Taylor tomb
HER Number
7125
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Chester Road, Taylor tomb
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Grave Marker
Site Type: Specific
Gravestone
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Cross headstone and kerbstone. C1911 to Margaret (1849-1911), wife of Henneson Taylor. Granite. Cross shaft approx 4m high in medieval style. Tapered high pedestal and taperedshaft support coped cross, all parts richly carved in interlace and vine patterns. Cross has central boss, and arms linked by secondary ring. Enclosing kerbstone has low rounded coping and corner and intermediate dwarf piers. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
437390
Northing
556080
Grid Reference
NZ437390556080
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/4/38