Hepburn Tomb 32 Metres South And 29 Metres East Of Transept Of Church Of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Gateshead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 November 1985. Tomb.

Hepburn Tomb 32 Metres South And 29 Metres East Of Transept Of Church Of St Mary

WRENN ID: lunar-sandstone-finch
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Gateshead
Country: England
Date first listed: 18 November 1985
Type: Tomb
Source: Historic England listing

Description

NZ 26 SE FELLING SHIELDS ROAD (east side) Heworth

6/50 (inset) Hepburn tomb 32 metres south and 29 metres east of transept of Church of St. Mary.

G.V. II

Tomb. Circa 1864. Granite and sandstone. Stepped base of sandstone and grey granite carries tapered grave slab, with plinth, cornice and pediment, of pink granite. Inscribed 'SHORTER HOURS AND BETTER EDUCATION FOR MINERS'. Erected by the miners of Northumberland and Durham to the memory of Thomas Hepburn,. founder of the first successful miners' union in the area, who died 1864. Source: R. Fynes The Miners of Northumberland and Durham Sunderland 1873, pp 17-36.

Listing NGR: NZ2870561853

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