Tomb of Joseph Wilson About 35 Metres South West of Jesmond Cemetery 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 Joseph Wilson About 35 Metres South West of Jesmond Cemetery Gateway

WRENN ID
distant-groin-martin
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 256 655
Coordinates
54.98354, -1.6004
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb of Joseph Wilson is located about 35 metres south-west of the Jesmond Cemetery gateway in Newcastle upon Tyne. This Grade II listed broken obelisk tomb dates from around 1841 and serves as a memorial to Joseph Wilson, a composer known for popular Tyneside songs, who died in 1841. The tomb is made of sandstone ashlar and features a base that is inscribed with verse in dialect.

Local climate

Tomb of Joseph Wilson About 35 Metres South West of Jesmond Cemetery 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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