3 Headstones to Raine Family About 20 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.
3 Headstones to Raine Family About 20 Metres South of Church of St Romald
- WRENN ID
- open-bailey-bistre
- 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 995 220
- Coordinates
- 54.59402, -2.00898
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a group of three small headstones belonging to the Raine family, located about 20 metres south of the Church of St. Romald in Romaldkirk. The headstones are made of sandstone and commemorate William Raine, who died in 1753; Ann Raine, who died in 1771; and John Raine, who died in 1772.
The headstone for William Raine features a small semicircular top with a moulded inner edge and a sunk panel that contains an inscription. The reverse side has a poem that begins with the lines: "The thread of life was Early spun and Death eclipsed my morning sun From my sad Cradle to my sable (chest) Poor pilgrim I did find few years of rest But now I rest my soul ..." although part of it is illegible.
Ann Raine's headstone has a scrolled top above a cornice, with a raised panel that bears an inscription of a largely illegible poem starting with "Lament her not ...".
The headstone for John Raine features a scrolled-pedimented top and a raised panel with the inscription: "HERE lyes (sic) the BoDy of John Raine who Died April 28 1772 Aged 81 years."
Local climate
3 Headstones to Raine Family About 20 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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