Craister and Taylor Headstones 4 Metres South East of Holy Trinity Church Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1985. Headstone.
Craister and Taylor Headstones 4 Metres South East of Holy Trinity Church Porch
- WRENN ID
- fading-hinge-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 December 1985
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 254 957
- Coordinates
- 55.25515, -1.60091
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Craister and Taylor headstones, located 4 meters southeast of the porch of Holy Trinity Church, date from the late 18th century and are made of sandstone. The eastern headstone features a shaped, moulded top with a sunk quatrefoil and an inscription dedicated to George Craister, described as 'of Woddrington dog kennel', dated around 1781. The western headstone also has a shaped top and displays a well-cut inscription for William Taylor of Druridge, who died in 1779.
Local climate
Craister and Taylor Headstones 4 Metres South East of Holy Trinity Church Porch receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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- 1 Group of 7 Headstones to Taylor Family About 5 Metres East of Church of St Nicholas
- 2 Taylor Headstone Approximately 12 Metres South of South West Corner of West Tower of Church of St Peter
- 3 Taylor Memorial Approximately 10 Metres East of Chancel of Church of Holy Trinity
- 4 Headstone Approximately 2 Metres East of South Porch of Church of Holy Trinity
- 5 Taylor Tomb 210 Metres West of South East Lodge at Bishopwearmouth Cemetery
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