Tomb of Robert Moscrop About 4 Metres South and 5 Metres East of West End of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Gateshead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 November 1985. Tomb.
Tomb of Robert Moscrop About 4 Metres South and 5 Metres East of West End of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-marble-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South MP: Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 November 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 252 578
- Coordinates
- 54.91513, -1.60714
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Robert Moscrop is located about 4 metres south and 5 metres east of the west end of the Church of St. Andrew in Lamesley. This Grade II listed grave slab is made of sandstone and features an inscription that commemorates Robert Moscrop, a miller, along with his wife Katherine and their children. The inscription also notes his gift of 5 pounds to the parish, which was intended to provide 10 shillings a year for the poor. At the foot of the slab, there are symbols associated with millers. The tomb is dated 3rd May 1621.
Local climate
Tomb of Robert Moscrop About 4 Metres South and 5 Metres East of West End of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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