Wright Tomb About 12 Metres South of Presbytery of Tynemouth Priory Church is a Grade II listed building in the North Tyneside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1986. Tomb.
Wright Tomb About 12 Metres South of Presbytery of Tynemouth Priory Church
- WRENN ID
- sacred-rubble-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Tyneside
- Constituency
- Tynemouth MP: Sir Alan Campbell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 373 693
- Coordinates
- 55.01757, -1.41724
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wright tomb, located about 12 metres south of the presbytery of Tynemouth Priory Church, is a Grade II listed porch tomb dating from around 1806. It commemorates members of the Wright family who died between 1795 and 1806. The tomb is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features columns and an entablature that support a small casket set against a shaped slab. Inside, there is a low relief sarcophagus. John Wright of Dockwray Square, associated with this tomb, was noted as the 'founder of several elegant streets' in North Shields and Newcastle.
Local climate
Wright Tomb About 12 Metres South of Presbytery of Tynemouth Priory Church receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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