Waite Headstone, 3 Metres South of Church of St Romald is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Headstone.
Waite Headstone, 3 Metres South of Church of St Romald
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-cloister-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NY 995 221
- Coordinates
- 54.59417, -2.00883
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Waite headstone, located 3 metres south of the Church of St. Romald, is a large sandstone memorial dating from 1808, commemorating Jerry Waite. The headstone features a tripartite curved top with a raised edge, adorned with a relief of three urns linked by garlands. The front of the headstone is inscribed with a tribute to Jerry Waite, the son of John and Nanny Waite, who passed away on January 30th, 1808, at the age of 4 years and 8 months. The reverse side bears an inscription reflecting on the brevity of life and the comfort of divine love, stating: "Though short my life and mournful was my death: grieve not that early I resigned my breath: The dying Child injoys his Makers love: And lives with Angels in The reilms above."
Local climate
Waite Headstone, 3 Metres South of Church of St Romald sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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