Tomb of Newby Lowson North of Church of St Philip and St James is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Tomb.
Tomb of Newby Lowson North of Church of St Philip and St James
- WRENN ID
- rooted-gutter-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb of Newby Lowson North of Church of St Philip and St James, High Street, Witton-Le-Wear
- OS grid reference
- NZ 147 312
- Coordinates
- 54.67654, -1.77215
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Newby Lowson is located north of the Church of St. Philip and St. James in Witton-le-Wear. This grave slab commemorates Newby Lowson, who died on 23rd January 1853. It is made of sandstone ashlar and features a foliated cross in low relief on a tapered, chamfered slab. The tomb is included for its historical interest, as Lowson was a friend of the artist J.M.W. Turner.
Local climate
Tomb of Newby Lowson North of Church of St Philip and St James receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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