Thompson Headstone 6 Metres West of Church of St. Andrews is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1986. Headstone.
Thompson Headstone 6 Metres West of Church of St. Andrews
- WRENN ID
- fading-quartz-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 045 551
- Coordinates
- 54.89144, -1.9311
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thompson headstone, located 6 metres west of the Church of St. Andrews, dates from around 1820. It is made of sandstone and features a shaped top with a carving of a seated female figure adorned with drapery and a scroll. The headstone bears an inscription dedicated to various members of the Thompson family who died between 1813 and 1819. This piece is noted as the third work of monumental sculpture by Lough. Additionally, it is referenced in Archdeacon Singleton's returns for 1828, as cited in the Northumberland County History.
Local climate
Thompson Headstone 6 Metres West of Church of St. Andrews receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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