Group of 5 Tombs Immediately to East of Chancel South Aisle of All Saints Church: to Benjamin 1776 and Elizabeth 1784 Gooch; Shute 1776 and Dorothea 1785 D'Urban; John D'Urban M.D. 1782; George Parker 1792; Elizabeth D'Urban 1810 is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1983. Tombs.
Group of 5 Tombs Immediately to East of Chancel South Aisle of All Saints Church: to Benjamin 1776 and Elizabeth 1784 Gooch; Shute 1776 and Dorothea 1785 D'Urban; John D'Urban M.D. 1782; George Parker 1792; Elizabeth D'Urban 1810
- WRENN ID
- low-remnant-plover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- South Norfolk MP: Ben Goldsborough (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1983
- Type
- Tombs
- Address
- Group of 5 Tombs Immediately to East of Chancel South Aisle of All Saints Church: to Benjamin 1776 and Elizabeth 1784 Gooch; Shute 1776 and Dorothea 1785 D'Urban; John D'Urban M.D. 1782; George Parker 1792; Elizabeth D'Urban 1810, the Street, Shotesham
- OS grid reference
- TM 246 990
- Coordinates
- 52.54259, 1.31215
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This group of five tombs, dating from 1776 to 1810, is located immediately to the east of the south aisle of the chancel of All Saints Church in Shotesham. The tombs are made of stone and gault brick. Each tomb features a body-stone set on about three courses of gault brick, with a headstone and a shorter footstone at the grave's foot. The headstones and footstones commemorate Benjamin Gooch (1776) and Elizabeth Gooch (1784), Shute D'Urban (1776) and Dorothea D'Urban (1785), John D'Urban M.D. (1782), George Parker (1792), and Elizabeth D'Urban (1810). Four of the headstones have volutes supporting pediments that enclose urns flanked by cherubs, while George Parker's headstone features a circular medallion depicting a draped female figure on one knee, with an outstretched arm resting on an anchor. Benjamin Gooch was a notable surgeon known for his role in establishing the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital.
Local climate
Group of 5 Tombs Immediately to East of Chancel South Aisle of All Saints Church: to Benjamin 1776 and Elizabeth 1784 Gooch; Shute 1776 and Dorothea 1785 D'Urban; John D'Urban M.D. 1782; George Parker 1792; Elizabeth D'Urban 1810 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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