Black Grave Circa 20 Yards North East of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1988. Gravestone.
Black Grave Circa 20 Yards North East of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- frozen-gargoyle-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1988
- Type
- Gravestone
- OS grid reference
- NT 944 374
- Coordinates
- 55.63044, -2.08903
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Black Grave is a gravestone located about 20 yards northeast of the Church of St. Michael, dating from 1829 to 1833. It is made of sandstone and features a very large curved tablet on a moulded base, flanked by round columns, standing approximately 10 feet high. The inscription reads: "Underneath This Monument Are Deposited the Mortal Remains of Thos Black Who Died Decb 15th 1829 Aged 2 Weeks of John Black Who Died June 12th 1833 Aged 18 years and of Jane Black Who Died July 16th 1833 Aged 15 years All of them children of James and Ann Black of Ford Mill Reader Let the memory of these young blossoms cut off in the morning of life, speak to thee With this friendly admonition Be you ready also For in such an hour as ye think not The son of man cometh."
Local climate
Black Grave Circa 20 Yards North East of Church of St Michael receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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