Gibbon Tomb Circa 2 Metres East of South Transept of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Tomb.
Gibbon Tomb Circa 2 Metres East of South Transept of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- small-lime-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 127 308
- Coordinates
- 54.67292, -1.80404
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gibbon tomb, located approximately 2 metres east of the south transept of the Church of St. James, is a Grade II listed headstone dedicated to William Gibbon, who died in 1792, and his wife Christian, who died in 1819. This tomb features a sandstone ashlar slab that stands around 1.6 metres high, with a shaped top and a tooled edge. The well-cut inscription commemorates Christian's affection for her husband, stating, "Who in Return of the great Share/of Happiness/she enjoyed during their Union/hath affectionately erected this as a Token/of her Gratitude ...", accompanied by decorative elements including two cherubs, palm leaves, and a swag with wheatear drops. The rear of the tomb contains a verse that reads, "Stop Passenger see here I lie/If thou art Old prepare to die/If thou art Young prepared be/This Moment Death may seize on thee," along with inscriptions for other family members up to the year 1847.
Local climate
Gibbon Tomb Circa 2 Metres East of South Transept of Church of 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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