Clennell Family Tomb in Westgate Hill Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. Tomb.
Clennell Family Tomb in Westgate Hill Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- old-rotunda-smoke
- 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
- Address
- Clennell Family Tomb in Westgate Hill Cemetery, Westgate Road
- OS grid reference
- NZ 236 642
- Coordinates
- 54.97208, -1.63269
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Clennell family tomb is located in Westgate Hill Cemetery and dates from around 1854. It is made of sandstone ashlar and features a round-topped moulded slab that commemorates John and Elizabeth Clennell of St. Peter's Quay, who died in 1854 and 1856, respectively, along with their son Luke and other members of the Clennell family until 1938. Luke Clennell was noted as one of the prominent painters from a vigorous group of artists in Newcastle. The tomb is included for its historical interest.
Local climate
Clennell Family Tomb in Westgate Hill Cemetery 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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