Group of four headstones approximately 25 metres north of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1994. Headstone group.
Group of four headstones approximately 25 metres north of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- waiting-chamber-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 May 1994
- Type
- Headstone group
- OS grid reference
- NZ 217 285
- Coordinates
- 54.65118, -1.66409
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of four early to mid 18th century headstones located approximately 25 meters north of the chancel of the Church of St Andrew in Bishop Auckland. They are made of sandstone.
The first headstone, situated about 20 meters north of the church, commemorates John Downes, who died in 1730. It features a slab that is approximately 0.4 meters high, with moulded sides and a shallow bracket top. The reverse side displays three castles, resembling the arms of the town of Newcastle.
The second headstone is located approximately 3 meters northwest of the first and is dedicated to Ann Crow, who died in 1724. This headstone stands about 0.5 meters high and has a bracketed top, adorned with deeply-cut six-petal roses at the base of its curves.
The third headstone is about 2 meters north of the second and is dedicated to Dorothy Wilkinson, though the date of her death is obscured by earth. This slab is approximately 0.4 meters high and features a scalloped top.
The fourth headstone is located approximately 5 meters north of the first and commemorates Robert Dixon, who died in the 1760s. This slab is also about 0.4 meters high and has a three-scalloped top, with the central arch depicting the head of an angel and the others representing wings.
Local climate
Group of four headstones approximately 25 metres north of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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