Grainger Tomb About 15 Metres West of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. Tomb.
Grainger Tomb About 15 Metres West of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- unlit-oriel-hemlock
- 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 217 640
- Coordinates
- 54.97102, -1.66152
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grainger tomb, located about 15 metres west of the Church of St. James, is a tomb built around 1861 for the Grainger family. It features a T-plan enclosure made of cast iron and ashlar, with dwarf walls that have chamfered coping. The Gothic-style arcaded railings include a lattice lower section and decorative elements at the top, such as acanthus buds and spearheads. The square corner posts are adorned with nail-head and cord moulding. In the centre of the tomb lies a plain sandstone slab.
Local climate
Grainger Tomb About 15 Metres West of Church of St James receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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