Brabant Tomb Circa 3 Metres South of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1988. Tomb.
Brabant Tomb Circa 3 Metres South of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- tall-sandstone-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor MP: Alan Strickland (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 March 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 328 312
- Coordinates
- 54.6753, -1.49261
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Brabant tomb, located approximately 3 metres south of the Church of St Michael, is a chest tomb dating from around 1683, dedicated to John Brabant, who was a vicar. It features rusticated sandstone ashlar sides and a moulded top. The tomb has a long, well-cut inscription that reads: 'Johannes Brabant, Vicarius/obiit 28 Juni Ao Dni 1683/nuda Sacerdotis docti bene/credere inertam/Verba docent Populum/vivere vita docet/Elizabeth his wife died the 4th/of August 1684/Blessed are the departed which die/in the Lord', as noted by Surtees. The inscription is now partly eroded.
Local climate
Brabant Tomb Circa 3 Metres South of Church of St Michael receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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