Gothic Tomb to North of North Aisle of Church of St Mark is a Grade II listed building in the Rugby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 2003. A C19 Tomb.
Gothic Tomb to North of North Aisle of Church of St Mark
- WRENN ID
- north-basalt-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rugby
- Constituency
- Rugby MP: John Slinger (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 April 2003
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Gothic Tomb to North of North Aisle of Church of St Mark, Church Walk
- OS grid reference
- SP 487 739
- Coordinates
- 52.36142, -1.28531
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gothic tomb located to the north of the north aisle of the Church of St Mark is a churchyard monument dating from the mid-19th century. It is designed as a canopied shrine set on two low steps, constructed from limestone ashlar. The tomb has a rectangular plan featuring open trefoil-arched gable ends on the east and west sides, along with three pointed moulded arches on the longer sides, which are also open. The roof is made of limestone slabs that are carved to resemble fishscale tiles, complete with roll moulding and decorative iron cresting along the ridge. At the base, there is a grave slab with a raised cross on the lid and a chamfered plinth.
Brass plaques that were once attached to the base of each arch displayed armorial shields on the gable ends and inscriptions, although most of these are now missing. One plaque remains, commemorating Julian Hibbert, who died in 1834, and another for Dorothy Masrsfield, who died in 1848, the wife of Thomas Hibbert. The Hibbert family resided at Bilton Grange, near Dunchurch, which was built by A.W.N. Pugin between 1841 and 1846. The connection to the Hibbert family and the style of the monument suggest that it may have been designed by Pugin.
Local climate
Gothic Tomb to North of North Aisle of Church of St Mark receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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