Sheriff of Newcastle upon Tyne

The office of Sheriff of Newcastle upon Tyne existed from 1400 until local government reorganisation in 1974, and was reintroduced in 1996 as a title held by the Deputy Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne.[1] The city has a sheriff because it is a county corporate.

Not to be confused with High Sheriff of Tyne and Wear.
Statue commemorating 500 years of the shrievalty

In 1950 Violet Grantham became the first woman to hold the office (becoming the first female Lord Mayor two years later),[2] and in 2019 Councillor Habib Rahman became the first BAME person to hold the office.[3][4]

William Haswell Stephenson, who held the office in 1886, commissioned a bronze statue of Queen Victoria by Alfred Gilbert to celebrate 500 years of the shrievalty; it stands in the city centre and is Grade II* listed.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "Newcastle upon Tyne". Shrievalties. National Association of City & Town Sheriffs of England & Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. "Violet Grantham First Woman Lord Mayor Newcastle Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock". Shutterstock Editorial. 19 May 1952. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. Holland, Daniel (23 May 2019). "Historic appointment as Newcastle names new Lord Mayor and Sheriff". The Chronicle. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. "Lord Mayor of Newcastle". www.newcastle.gov.uk. Newcastle City Council. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. Historic England. "Statue of Queen Victoria (1024771)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ""Queen Victoria (Newcastle)" by Sir Alfred Gilbert". www.victorianweb.org. The Victorian Web. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  7. Morton, David (24 July 2014). "Remember When: Queen Victoria's statue in Newcastle - then and now". The Chronicle. Retrieved 16 April 2020.


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