Clark Tomb Circa 15 Metres South of West End of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1988. Tomb.
Clark Tomb Circa 15 Metres South of West End of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- winding-footing-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- City of Durham MP: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 January 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 234 452
- Coordinates
- 54.80192, -1.63616
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Clark tomb, located approximately 15 metres south of the west end of the Church of St. Michael, dates from around 1777 and commemorates Stephen Clark. This headstone is made of sandstone and stands about one metre high, featuring a shaped top. It bears a long inscription that highlights Clark's role as a schoolmaster and clerk of the parish for 52 years, noting his death on May 30th, 1777, at the age of 71. The inscription reads: "Reader be admonished by this Stone / to imitate the example of the deceased / who as a Man felt for every distress / & to the utmost of his power relieved it / as a Neighbour cheerfully performed / every friendly office to all who solicited / him - as a Christian he lived in Faith / & died in hope / Some friends in testimony of their / esteem of so useful a character / have erected this Monument." The tomb is included for its historical interest.
Local climate
Clark Tomb Circa 15 Metres South of West End of Church of St Michael receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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