John Wesley Monument is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Monument. 1 related planning application.

John Wesley Monument

WRENN ID
fading-pilaster-owl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1987
Type
Monument
Address
John Wesley Monument, A689, Ireshopeburn, Bishop Auckland, Stanhope, DL13 1HD
OS grid reference
NY 872 385
Coordinates
54.74205, -2.19992
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This mid-20th century monument commemorates John Wesley, incorporating elements of a former 18th-century sundial. The monument is approximately 1.8 meters high, built from limestone and featuring a metal plaque. It consists of an 18th-century pillar set upon a two-step base, which in turn is topped by a square abacus. A carved triangular stone displays a commemorative metal plaque that reads: “THE REV. JOHN WESLEY / (1703-1791) RENOWNED EVANGELIST AND / FOUNDER OF METHODISM / PREACHED IN THIS VICINITY / ON SOME OF HIS FREQUENT VISITS TO WEARDALE.” The monument’s group value lies in its commemoration of a significant religious figure and its incorporation of an earlier architectural feature.

Local climate

John Wesley Monument sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 70 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 49 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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