Group of 4 Medieval Grave Slabs 7 Metres South of Vestry of Church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. A C13 Grave slabs.
Group of 4 Medieval Grave Slabs 7 Metres South of Vestry of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- rooted-lancet-merlin
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Grave slabs
- OS grid reference
- NU 248 173
- Coordinates
- 55.44969, -1.60845
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This group of four medieval grave slabs, likely from the 13th century, is located 7 metres south of the vestry of the Church of St. Michael. They are made of sandstone and are arranged from north to south as follows:
i) The first slab features chamfered edges and has an incised pair of shears. ii) The second slab is a worn semi-coped design. iii) The third slab is plain with roll mouldings at the angles of a broad marginal chamfer and is broken in two. iv) The fourth slab is similar to the third but remains unbroken.
These slabs may be in their original position, making this group unique in the county. The second, third, and fourth slabs resemble others found in the Cathedral Yard at Durham.
Local climate
Group of 4 Medieval Grave Slabs 7 Metres South of Vestry of Church of St Michael 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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Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Set of Three Gravestones 23 Yds SW of South Porch of Church of St Michael (One to John Doughty)
- 2 Two Medieval Grave Slabs Immediately to North-East of Church of St Michael and All Angels
- 3 Group of four coffin slabs immediately to north of nave of Church of Saint Peter
- 4 Group of 3 Grave Slabs 15 Metres North West of St Michael's Churchyard Entry
- 5 Group of 5 Graves Immediately South of Church of St Mary and St Stephen
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