Redford Headstone 10 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1986. Headstone.
Redford Headstone 10 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- solitary-pinnacle-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington MP: Ian Lavery (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 December 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 317 880
- Coordinates
- 55.18528, -1.50251
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Redford headstone, dating from 1805, is located 10 metres south of the porch of the Church of St. Bartholomew in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. It is made of sandstone and features a relief carving that includes an anchor, arrow, and scythe within a cable moulding. This is flanked by a sailing ship and an overturned boat, depicted on billows with the heads of drowning persons.
The inscription commemorates Robert Redford of North Blyth, a pilot who drowned along with three other pilots while performing his duties on January 14, 1805, at the age of 36. The inscription notes that he left behind a widow and seven small children. It includes a poetic message urging others to weep for themselves rather than for him, as he has found peace. The headstone also references two other pilots, with additional memorials located at the Hedley headstone in Bedlington and the Watts headstone in Blyth.
Local climate
Redford Headstone 10 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Bartholomew receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Hedley Headstone 14 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Cuthbert
- 2 Watts and English Headstone 8 Metres South of St Cuthbert's Church Hall
- 3 Brown Headstone 17 Metres South of East End of Church of St Mary
- 4 Pair of Headstones 1 Metre East of Church of St Cuthbert
- 5 Group of four headstones approximately 25 metres north of Church of St Andrew
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