Somerville Tomb About 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. A C19 Tombstone.
Somerville Tomb About 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1987
- Type
- Tombstone
- OS grid reference
- NY 885 379
- Coordinates
- 54.73616, -2.17911
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Somerville tomb, located about 5 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St. John, dates from around 1803. It commemorates Robert Somerville, a Presbyterian minister from Ireshopeburn, and his wife, Margaret. The tomb features a tall, fine-grained red sandstone slab with a raised moulded edge and a semi-circular top that is flanked by pyramid finials. The inscription consists of finely-cut letters in various styles, arranged in both straight and curved lines. The top panel displays a draped urn with a sloping cross on the left and an anchor with rope on the right, all depicted in low relief. The tomb is signed by the sculptor Jes. Teasdale from Slaggyford.
Local climate
Somerville Tomb About 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St John sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 70 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 49 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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