Headstone to William Shaw, 3 Metres North of Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Headstone.
Headstone to William Shaw, 3 Metres North of Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- far-glass-indigo
- 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 993 135
- Coordinates
- 54.517, -2.01232
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a large headstone made of sandstone, located 3 metres north of the Church of St. Giles. It dates from 1850 and commemorates William Shaw, who died on January 10th, 1850, at the age of 67. The headstone features a raised moulded edge and a 4-centred top. William Shaw was the principal of the Bowes Academy and is noted for being the inspiration for the character Wackford Squeers in Charles Dickens' work. The headstone is listed for its historical interest.
Local climate
Headstone to William Shaw, 3 Metres North of Church of St Giles sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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Nearby listed buildings
- Church of St Giles
- Base and Cross Shaft Fragment in the Garden of Cross House
- Cross House and Church View
- Castle Terrace
- Bowes Castle
- Annums Farmhouse
- Forecourt Wall and Gatepiers in Front of the Grove
- The Grove
- Prospect House and Archway to Right
- The Ancient Unicorn Hotel and Attached Rear Wing (Shown on Os Map As Unicorn House)