Wilkinson Tomb Circa 2 Metres South of Whitworth Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. A C18 Tombstone.
Wilkinson Tomb Circa 2 Metres South of Whitworth Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- white-pilaster-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor MP: Alan Strickland (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1988
- Type
- Tombstone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 235 347
- Coordinates
- 54.70683, -1.6359
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wilkinson tomb, located approximately 2 meters south of Whitworth Parish Church, is a headstone dating from around 1727. It commemorates three sons of John Wilkinson of Old Park. The tomb is made of sandstone ashlar and stands about 0.6 meters high. Its shaped top edge features fruit and leaves, while the double-scroll-shaped top has an inscribed east panel listing the names of Thomas and Jerard, aged 7 and 4, who died on May 27 and May 31, respectively, and William, aged 2, who died on June 21, all in 1727. The reverse side of the tomb has a central inscription reading 'Memento Mori' between recessed panels. The lower panel includes a low-relief hour-glass and crossed bones, while the upper panel features a deeper relief of three children's heads and shoulders emerging from large leaves, with similar leaves rising between the figures, suggesting they are growing out of the ground.
Local climate
Wilkinson Tomb Circa 2 Metres South of Whitworth Parish Church receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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