Tomb to Sir William Pudsey, 1 Metre South of the Church of St. Mary is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Tomb.
Tomb to Sir William Pudsey, 1 Metre South of the Church of St. Mary
- WRENN ID
- swift-bailey-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 169 166
- Coordinates
- 54.5451, -1.73896
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Sir William Pudsey, located 1 metre south of the Church of St. Mary, is a chest tomb dating from around 1500. It is made of weather-worn grey limestone and features low sides. The south and east sides display raised central shields. The single slab has a chamfered upper edge and bears a raised inscription in Gothic lettering that reads: "HIC IACEUT DNS WILLMS PUDCEY MILES ET ELIZABETH UXOR EIUS QUORU' AIARU PROPICIETUR DEUS AMEN." There is also a later inscription cut into the slab, which states: "WILLIAM CRADOCK ESQR DIED THE 6TH OF JULY 1736 AGED" (the age is illegible).
Local climate
Tomb to Sir William Pudsey, 1 Metre South of the Church of St. Mary receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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