Tomb of Henry Clasper About 13 Metres North 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.
Tomb of Henry Clasper About 13 Metres North of Church of St Mary
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham MP: Mark Ferguson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 November 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 209 613
- Coordinates
- 54.94666, -1.67432
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Henry Clasper, located about 13 metres north of the Church of St. Mary in Whickham, dates from around 1870. Henry Clasper was an oarsman and boat-builder from Derwenthaugh who died in 1870. The tomb is made of sandstone and features a statue of Clasper, created by G. Burn MSA, set on a square pedestal with a plinth, string, and cornice that bear inscribed panels. It is surrounded by four pillars with bands and carved capitals, supporting a tall octagonal canopy adorned with cusped arches and crocketed gablets. Clasper was a well-known champion, and racing on the River Tyne was a popular spectator sport during his time.
Local climate
Tomb of Henry Clasper About 13 Metres North of Church of St Mary receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% 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 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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