Statue and Tomb 6 Metres North of St James Church is a Grade II listed building in the East Riding of Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1993. A 20th century Tomb and statue.
Statue and Tomb 6 Metres North of St James Church
- WRENN ID
- far-chalk-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds MP: Charlie Dewhirst (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 January 1993
- Type
- Tomb and statue
- OS grid reference
- SE 869 505
- Coordinates
- 53.94335, -0.67633
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb with a lead statue, located 6 metres north of St. James Church, was created in 1909 by the sculptor Gilbert Bayes. It features white marble and a lead figure, designed as a rectangular grave tomb with square piers at each corner and small defining walls. At the west end, there is a tall square pier topped with an egg and dart moulded cornice. A plaque on the tomb is inscribed with "THE HON. GERALD VABERAIN WILSON THIRD SON OF FIRST BARON NUNBURNHOLME. BORN 1886. DIED 1908. THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED BY HIS MOTHER." Above the inscription is a near life-size lead figure of an angel holding a plaque with the name "JOHN" in raised letters, also signed by Gilbert Bayes in 1909. This tomb is an exceptional example of the work of this significant Romantic sculptor.
Local climate
Statue and Tomb 6 Metres North of St James Church sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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