Robinson Tomb Circa 22 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. A Regency Tomb.
Robinson Tomb Circa 22 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- fossil-courtyard-briar
- 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
- Period
- Regency
- OS grid reference
- NY 947 256
- Coordinates
- 54.62565, -2.08237
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Robinson tomb, located approximately 22 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary, dates from around 1825 and commemorates Jane Robinson, the wife of Christopher Robinson, a blacksmith, along with members of their families until 1850. The headstone is made of sandstone ashlar and stands about 1.7 metres high with a shaped top. The top panel features a low relief design that includes an hourglass, a skeleton, a cherub head with wings, and a serpent and dove framing a book inscribed with the motto "BE YE/WISE/AS/SER/PENTS/AND/HARM/LESS/AS DOVES." There is also a ribbon beside the serpent that reads "ETERNITY HOW LONG." The inscription is well-cut, and the rear of the tomb bears a long verse along with the signature "T. SNOWBALL FECIT" enclosed in a wreath at the foot.
Local climate
Robinson Tomb Circa 22 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% 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 60 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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