Dowson Tomb Circa 3 Metres South of Baptist Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Tombstone.
Dowson Tomb Circa 3 Metres South of Baptist Chapel
- WRENN ID
- noble-cloister-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1987
- Type
- Tombstone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 118 310
- Coordinates
- 54.67458, -1.81757
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dowson tomb, located approximately 3 metres south of the Baptist Chapel in Hamsterley, is a Grade II listed headstone dating from 1777. It commemorates George Dowson, who died at the age of 47, and his son Joseph, who passed away in 1796 at the age of 45 due to an accident involving a grindstone at Bedburn Mill. The tomb is made of sandstone and stands about one metre high, featuring a shaped top and a well-cut inscription. The inscription for George is flanked by scrolls, while the inscription for Joseph notes his death and includes the location of Mayland. The tomb has been relocated to the side of the graveyard and is included in the listing for its historical interest.
Local climate
Dowson Tomb Circa 3 Metres South of Baptist Chapel receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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