Tomb of Thomas Oliver in Jesmond Cemetery about 140 metres north-east of gateway is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. Tomb.
Tomb of Thomas Oliver in Jesmond Cemetery about 140 metres north-east of gateway
- WRENN ID
- sombre-pewter-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North MP: Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 258 656
- Coordinates
- 54.98457, -1.59765
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Thomas Oliver is located in Jesmond Cemetery, approximately 140 metres north-east of the gateway. It dates from around 1857 and serves as a memorial to Thomas Oliver, an architect who lived at 3 Picton Place, Newcastle, and died on 9 December 1857, as well as his wife who passed away in 1886. The tomb is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features a panelled pedestal with an egg-and-dart moulded cornice that supports an octagonal column topped with an urn finial.
Local climate
Tomb of Thomas Oliver in Jesmond Cemetery about 140 metres north-east of gateway 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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