Headstone to John Gibson, 7 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1986. Headstone.

Headstone to John Gibson, 7 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Andrew

WRENN ID
dusted-latch-vermeil
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor MP: Alan Strickland (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1986
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
NZ 283 221
Coordinates
54.59373, -1.56351
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The headstone to John Gibson, located 7 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St. Andrew, is a small rectangular sandstone block dating from 1702. It stands about 0.75 meters high and features a small semicircular top with moulded edges on the front and rear. The east face has an incised inscription that reads: "HERE LIETH THE BODIE OF JOHN GIBSON WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE (illegible) ANNO 1702." The reverse side displays a raised central lozenge with the initials R C (?), positioned above two blank shields.

Local climate

Headstone to John Gibson, 7 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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