Joicey Tomb Circa 20 Metres North East of Gates to Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1987. Tomb.
Joicey Tomb Circa 20 Metres North East of Gates to Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- former-solder-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- North Durham MP: Luke Akehurst (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 January 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 187 554
- Coordinates
- 54.89342, -1.70884
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Joicey Tomb, located approximately 20 metres north-east of the gates to the Church of St. Margaret, is a chest tomb dating from around 1863. It commemorates James Joicey, a coal owner. The tomb is made of pink sandstone and features a curb of yellow bricks with chamfered stone coping. The Gothic-style chest includes blind tracery, an inscription on the front, and a moulded, sloping top coping. This tomb is included for its historical significance, as James Joicey contributed greatly to the church and was an important figure in the coal industry.
Local climate
Joicey Tomb Circa 20 Metres North East of Gates to Church of St Margaret receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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