Monument To George Hawks is a Grade II listed building in the Gateshead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1983. A C19 Monument.

Monument To George Hawks

WRENN ID: bitter-casement-soot
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Gateshead
Country: England
Date first listed: 13 January 1983
Type: Monument
Source: Historic England listing

Description

1. 5099 NZ 2562 7/57

BENSHAM ROAD (north side) Monument to George Hawks

2. Dated 1865. Stone. Standing figure in mayoral robes and chain, holding a scroll and standing on stepped base upon an inscribed shaft with deep cornice resting on square plinth with chamfered corners. Inscriptions:

FIRST MAYOR 1801-1863. ERECTED BY HIS FRIENDS AND BY THE WORKMEN OF GATESHEAD IRON WORKS, OF WHICH HE WAS THE SENIOR PARTNER.

Historical note. Hawks's Iron Works cast the iron, 5,050 tons of it, for Stephenson's High Level Bridge.

Listing NGR: NZ2524462946

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