Scorer Tomb Circa 22 Metres South West of Church of St Laurence is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1988. Tomb.
Scorer Tomb Circa 22 Metres South West of Church of St Laurence
- WRENN ID
- empty-rotunda-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- City of Durham MP: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 January 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 328 435
- Coordinates
- 54.78583, -1.49075
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Scorer tomb, located approximately 22 metres south-west of the Church of St. Laurence, is a headstone dating from around 1766. It is signed 'Robt. Kenna Fect.' on the top edge moulding and commemorates Henry Scorer, the son of Henry Scorer of Leamside 'near West Renton', along with members of his family until 1791. The tomb is made of sandstone ashlar and stands about 1.3 metres high, featuring an elaborately-shaped top. The design includes low-relief carved symbols, such as a serpent swallowing its tail, a skull, and a winged cherub, all set on a recessed pecked top panel.
Local climate
Scorer Tomb Circa 22 Metres South West of Church of St Laurence receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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