Tomb of John Turner in Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South of South East Corner of Church of St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 July 1985. Tomb.
Tomb of John Turner in Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South of South East Corner of Church of St Martin
- WRENN ID
- steep-soffit-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 July 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SE 699 676
- Coordinates
- 54.09974, -0.93169
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of John Turner is a chest tomb located in the churchyard approximately 10 metres south of the southeast corner of the Church of St Martin. It dates from 1738 and is made of limestone. The tomb features an oval inscribed plaque on its rectangular face, adorned with shell motifs in the corners. This plaque is flanked by fluted pilasters that support a moulded slab. The inscription reads: "Erected to the memory of John Turner, servant at Castle Howard who departed this life April 8th 1788 aged 59 years."
Local climate
Tomb of John Turner in Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South of South East Corner of Church of St Martin receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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