Herdman Vault to North of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. Family vault.
Herdman Vault to North of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- watchful-corner-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Family vault
- Address
- Herdman Vault to North of Church of St Mary, Lesbury
- OS grid reference
- NU 236 117
- Coordinates
- 55.39876, -1.62801
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Herdman vault, located to the north of the tower of the Church of St. Mary in Lesbury Village, is a family vault dated 1827. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and has a rectangular shape measuring approximately 4 by 3 metres. The vault features diagonal buttresses at the western corners. The west face displays channeled rusticated stonework and a blocked segmental arch, which is topped by a tablet inscribed with the words 'THE FAMILY VAULT OF DOCTOR HERDMAN' along with the date. A moulded cornice runs along the top of the structure. Additionally, the exposed footings of an earlier structure can be seen on the south side.
Local climate
Herdman Vault to North of Church 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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