Young Headstones 9 Metres North East of South Gate to Churchyard of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Young Headstones 9 Metres North East of South Gate to Churchyard of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-frieze-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- NU 236 116
- Coordinates
- 55.3985, -1.62766
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone located 9 metres north-east of the south gate to the churchyard of St. Mary in Lesbury. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of sandstone. The headstone has a swept arched top and features inscriptions on raised panels that are flanked by pilasters. On the west side, there is a death's head, crossed bones, and a recumbent hourglass above the inscription for George Young, who died in 1749. On the east side, there is a cherub above the inscription for Thomas Young, who died in 1761.
Local climate
Young Headstones 9 Metres North East of South Gate to Churchyard of St Mary receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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