Emerson Tomb About 15 Metres East of Church of St John, Near South Wall of Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Tomb.
Emerson Tomb About 15 Metres East of Church of St John, Near South Wall of Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- ancient-marble-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NY 885 379
- Coordinates
- 54.73612, -2.17887
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Emerson tomb, located about 15 metres east of the Church of St. John near the south wall of the churchyard, dates from around 1737. This headstone commemorates John Emerson of Low Linge Rigg. It is made of sandstone and stands approximately half a metre high. The inscription is presented in large letters and is framed by pilasters that support a moulded bracket-shaped top.
Local climate
Emerson Tomb About 15 Metres East of Church of St John, Near South Wall of Churchyard sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% 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 70 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 49 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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