Angel Headstone 4 Metres South West of Organ Chamber of Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1987. A 17th-18th century Headstone.
Angel Headstone 4 Metres South West of Organ Chamber of Church of Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- twisted-slate-swallow
- 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
- Period
- 17th-18th century
- OS grid reference
- NZ 047 159
- Coordinates
- 54.53856, -1.92817
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone located 4 metres south-west of the organ chamber of the Church of Holy Trinity, dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century. It is made of cut sandstone and stands 0.55 metres high with a shaped top. The east side features an eroded inscription, while the west side displays a high-relief carving of a trumpeting angel among stars and other motifs, accompanied by a worn inscription that reads:
'The angels sound, The dead must rise The serpent's mouth, Did dark ye scyes'
On the north edge, there is a relief carving of a skeleton with a spear, and on the south edge, a serpent on a pole. The inscription is referenced in the Victoria County History of the North Riding, Volume I, page 137.
Local climate
Angel Headstone 4 Metres South West of Organ Chamber of Church of Holy Trinity 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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