Monument to Captain John Gravill in General Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Kingston upon Hull, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 August 2001. Tomb.

Monument to Captain John Gravill in General Cemetery

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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Constituency
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham MP: Dame Diana Johnson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 August 2001
Type
Tomb
Address
Monument to Captain John Gravill in General Cemetery, Spring Bank West
OS grid reference
TA 081 296
Coordinates
53.75242, -0.36203
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to Captain John Gravill is located in the General Cemetery and was erected in 1865 through public subscription. It commemorates Captain John Gravill, who died aboard the Steam Whaler 'Diana' when it became frozen in the ice of the Davis Straits. The tomb is made of white marble and features an enclosed grave surrounded by low marble walls. At the head of the grave stands a square monument with a stepped and moulded base. The main front of the monument has a long inscription, topped by a moulded cap that includes an oval carved relief depicting his ship stuck in the ice. Above this, the tomb is crowned with a partially draped urn. This monument is a rare example dedicated specifically to a captain of the whaling industry, which was once a significant part of Hull's industrial development.

Local climate

Monument to Captain John Gravill in General Cemetery receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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