Hunter Headstone 7 Metres South-West of the South-West Corner of St Peter's Church Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1985. Headstone.

Hunter Headstone 7 Metres South-West of the South-West Corner of St Peter's Church Porch

WRENN ID
waning-hall-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1985
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
NY 849 485
Coordinates
54.83113, -2.23518
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This headstone, dated 1775, is located 7 metres southwest of the southwest corner of St. Peter's Church porch. It features a scrolled top that holds a central mask with feathered wings beneath, surrounded by a palmette border. To the upper right, there are books, and to the upper left, two cherubs are depicted trumpeting. The inscription commemorates Caleb and Jane Hunter and their three children. The craftsmanship is of good quality and displays some vernacular energy.

Local climate

Hunter Headstone 7 Metres South-West of the South-West Corner of St Peter's Church Porch sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 68 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 47 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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