Hepburn Tomb 32 Metres South and 29 Metres East of Transept of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Gateshead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 November 1985. Tomb.
Hepburn Tomb 32 Metres South and 29 Metres East of Transept of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- lunar-sandstone-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East MP: Kate Osborne (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 November 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 287 618
- Coordinates
- 54.95051, -1.55337
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hepburn Tomb, located 32 metres south and 29 metres east of the transept of the Church of St. Mary, is a tomb dating from around 1864. It is constructed from granite and sandstone. The tomb features a stepped base made of sandstone and grey granite, which supports a tapered grave slab. This slab includes a plinth, cornice, and pediment made of pink granite. The inscription reads, "SHORTER HOURS AND BETTER EDUCATION FOR MINERS." This memorial was erected by the miners of Northumberland and Durham in memory of Thomas Hepburn, who founded the first successful miners' union in the area and died in 1864.
Local climate
Hepburn Tomb 32 Metres South and 29 Metres East of Transept of Church of St Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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