Haddon Tomb 6.5 Metres North 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.
Haddon Tomb 6.5 Metres North of Transept of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- tall-tower-rush
- 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 286 619
- Coordinates
- 54.95131, -1.55388
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Haddon Tomb, located 6.5 metres north of the transept of the Church of St. Mary, is a Grade II* listed structure dating from around 1717, created for the Haddon family. This tomb is designed in the form of a four-poster bed made of sandstone. It features rusticated square columns that support an entablature leading to a hipped stone roof. The tomb includes three recumbent figures dressed in contemporary clothing, lying under a quilt, with the figure on the left holding an open book resting on the quilt.
On the bed head, there are three round-headed panels that commemorate William, who died at the age of 11, a daughter, and George, who died in 1717. The north side of the chest has an inscription in memory of Joseph Haddon, a mason who died on May 16, 1718. Additionally, a coat of arms is displayed on the rear of the bed head, and there are 19th-century inscriptions honoring members of the Makepeace family on the north and east sides of the chest.
Local climate
Haddon Tomb 6.5 Metres North 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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- 4 Two Monuments in Churchyard South of South Aisle of Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert
- 5 Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres South West of the South West Buttress of the Tower to the Church of St Mary
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