Gunn Tomb About 10 Metres East of South Transept of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. A C18 Tomb.
Gunn Tomb About 10 Metres East of South Transept of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- fallow-pewter-solstice
- 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 245 643
- Coordinates
- 54.97358, -1.61785
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gunn tomb, located about 10 meters east of the south transept of the Church of St Andrew, is a table tomb dating from the late 18th century. It commemorates members of the Gunn and Raisbeck families from 1779 to 1846. The tomb is constructed of sandstone ashlar and is designed in the Gothic style. It features a moulded-edged slab resting on solid serpentine ends, with a central recessed supporting slab. The end panels are adorned with Gothic shafts and blind tracery.
Local climate
Gunn Tomb About 10 Metres East of South Transept of Church of St Andrew 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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