Thwaites Headstones at North West Corner of Churchyard of Old Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1987. Headstone.
Thwaites Headstones at North West Corner of Churchyard of Old Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- night-roof-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Thwaites Headstones at North West Corner of Churchyard of Old Church of St Mary, Brignall
- OS grid reference
- NZ 076 121
- Coordinates
- 54.50502, -1.88275
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thwaites headstone, located at the north-west corner of the churchyard of the old Church of St. Mary, is likely from the 18th century. It is made of cut sandstone and features a flat-topped slab. The inscriptions commemorate Christopher Thwaites, who died in 1693, and Henry Thwaites, who died in 1748, both of whom served as Post Master of Greata Bridge. The headstone also honors Henry's wife, Eleanor, who passed away in 1747. This headstone is included for its historical interest.
Local climate
Thwaites Headstones at North West Corner of Churchyard of Old Church of St Mary receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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