Hodgson Tomb About 15 Metres East 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.
Hodgson Tomb About 15 Metres East of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- floating-truss-crimson
- 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 247 640
- Coordinates
- 54.97014, -1.61521
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hodgson tomb, located about 15 metres east of the Church of St. John the Baptist, is a chest tomb dating from around 1800. It commemorates Solomon Hodgson, who was the owner and editor of the Newcastle Chronicle, along with members of his family. The tomb is made of sandstone ashlar and features a moulded top with inscribed panels. The inscription is recorded in E. Mackenzie's "History of Newcastle" from 1827.
Local climate
Hodgson Tomb About 15 Metres East 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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