Chest Tomb to William Thompson, 8 Metres West of Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Tomb.
Chest Tomb to William Thompson, 8 Metres West of Church of St Giles
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NY 992 135
- Coordinates
- 54.51691, -2.01281
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from 1790, is dedicated to William Thompson and is located 8 metres west of the Church of St. Giles. It is constructed from sandstone and features a horizontal slab with a rounded edge, supported by fluted corner piers. The side panels between the piers are moulded and adorned with a key-fret border. The south panel bears an inscription that reads:
"Weep not for me, my course is done, Death has eclipsed my morning sun, My soul triumphs in (illegible), Of joy and everlasting days."
Local climate
Chest Tomb to William Thompson, 8 Metres West of Church of St Giles sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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- 4 Railed Enclosure and Thompson Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Peter and St Felix
- 5 Thompson Tomb in Church of All Saints, Church Yard, 15 Feet South of Baptistry
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