Waters Tomb About 2 Metres South of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. Tomb.
Waters Tomb About 2 Metres South of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- stony-brick-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West MP: Dame Chi Onwurah (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 247 639
- Coordinates
- 54.96997, -1.61556
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Waters Tomb, located about 2 metres south of the Church of St John the Baptist, is a table tomb dating from around 1798, dedicated to Ralph Waters, an artist. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar and features a chamfered slab supported by six square columns. This tomb is included in the listing for its historical interest. A memorial panel to Waters can be found in the south aisle of the Church of St John, which references this tomb.
Local climate
Waters Tomb About 2 Metres South of Church of St John the Baptist 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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