Mather Tomb in St John's Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. Tomb. 1 related planning application.
Mather Tomb in St John's Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- third-thatch-fen
- 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
- Mather Tomb in St John's Cemetery, Elswick Road
- OS grid reference
- NZ 224 636
- Coordinates
- 54.96709, -1.65112
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Mather tomb in St John's Cemetery is a canopied tomb built around 1870 for the Mather family. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and pink and grey granite in a Gothic style. The high plinth supports an arcaded canopy that features intricate tracery and decoration. The tomb commemorates Joseph Mather, who died in 1863, as well as other family members, including C.T.N. Mather, who died in 1873. Some of the tracery is damaged, finials are missing, and the tomb copings are slightly misplaced as noted during the survey.
Local climate
Mather Tomb in St John's Cemetery 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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