White Tomb Circa 40 Metres North East of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Chest tomb.

White Tomb Circa 40 Metres North East of Church of All Saints

WRENN ID
tenth-transept-winter
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham MP: Luke Akehurst (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1987
Type
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
NZ 168 474
Coordinates
54.82146, -1.74004
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The white tomb, located approximately 40 metres northeast of the Church of All Saints, is a chest tomb dating from around 1811. It commemorates Thomas White of Woodlands and members of his family, with inscriptions extending to 1829. The tomb is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features plain corner pilasters and a moulded top. The inscription is well-cut. Thomas White was recognized with numerous gold medals by the Society of Arts and Sciences for his achievements in establishing plantations on the former Lanchester Common.

Local climate

White Tomb Circa 40 Metres North East of Church of All Saints receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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