Monument to Sir William Gray Approximately 20 Metres to South West of Christ Church is a Grade II listed building in the Hartlepool local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1985. Monument.

Monument to Sir William Gray Approximately 20 Metres to South West of Christ Church

WRENN ID
narrow-outpost-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hartlepool
Constituency
Hartlepool MP: Mr Jonathan Brash (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 December 1985
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
NZ 510 325
Coordinates
54.68557, -1.21013
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to Sir William Gray, located approximately 20 meters southwest of Christ Church, was erected in 1898. Designed by William Day Keyworth, Junior, and executed by Rovini and Partanti, it was created using the 'cera perduta' process. The monument features a bronze figure of Sir William Gray, dressed in mayoral robes and a chain of office, seated in a Chief Magistrate's chair while holding plans for the West Hartlepool Municipal Buildings. The figure stands on a simple marble pedestal, which is inscribed with the words: "Sir William Gray, J.P., D.L., First Mayor of West Hartlepool, 1887-88. Erected by public subscription 1898." The monument is set on a base with two steps.

Local climate

Monument to Sir William Gray Approximately 20 Metres to South West of Christ Church receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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