Wright Tombstone, Circa 4 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Cuthbert is a Grade II listed building in the Middlesbrough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1988. Tombstone.
Wright Tombstone, Circa 4 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Cuthbert
- WRENN ID
- haunted-sill-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Middlesbrough
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP: Luke Myer (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 July 1988
- Type
- Tombstone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 514 158
- Coordinates
- 54.53543, -1.20603
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wright tombstone, located approximately 4 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St. Cuthbert, dates from 1750 and commemorates two members of the Wright family who died around that time. This tombstone is made of sandstone and measures 64 centimeters by 76 centimeters. It features a wavy head that is intricately carved with an angel, along with a prayer book, hourglass, and scrolls on either side. The epitaph is inscribed in good lettering, although it is worn and partly illegible at the base, stating: "Here lieth the body of Christopher Wright who departed this life February ye 15th 1750 aged 47 Yrs. Likewise in memory of George Wright .......".
Local climate
Wright Tombstone, Circa 4 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Cuthbert receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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