Bolckow Tombstones, Grave Cover and Kerb, Circa 24 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Cuthbert is a Grade II listed building in the Middlesbrough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1988. Tombstones, grave cover, kerb.

Bolckow Tombstones, Grave Cover and Kerb, Circa 24 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Cuthbert

WRENN ID
dusted-steel-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Middlesbrough
Constituency
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP: Luke Myer (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 July 1988
Type
Tombstones, grave cover, kerb
OS grid reference
NZ 515 158
Coordinates
54.53567, -1.20548
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Bolckow tombstones, grave cover, and kerb are located approximately 24 meters east of the chancel of the Church of St. Cuthbert in Marton. This memorial features two tombstones, a grave cover, and a kerb dedicated to four members of the Bolckow family who died between 1858 and 1890. The kerb is made of chamfered red sandstone, while the grave cover is crafted from grey granite, and the tombstones are pink granite with sandstone plinths.

In the center of the plot enclosed by the kerb is a plain double-chamfered grave cover, with the top chamfer forming a large facet. The south face of one tombstone bears the epitaph for Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow of Marton Hall, who lived from 1806 to 1878, while the north face commemorates his wife, Harriet, who died in 1890. At the west end of the plot, there are two slab tombstones, each measuring approximately 120 cm by 85 cm, featuring plinths and chamfered Celtic Calvary cross-shaped heads. Biblical texts and the interlaced "I.H.S." are inscribed on the crosses. The right tombstone has an epitaph for Mary Drearden, the mother of Harriet Bolckow, who died in 1858, and the left tombstone commemorates Elise Caroline Sophie Hopkins, the daughter of H.W.F. Bolckow, who died in 1862. H.W.F. Bolckow was a co-founder of the Middlesbrough iron trade in the mid-19th century. This site is included for its historic interest.

Local climate

Bolckow Tombstones, Grave Cover and Kerb, Circa 24 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Cuthbert receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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