Tomb of John Ridley is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1976. A C19 Tomb.
Tomb of John Ridley
- WRENN ID
- south-gutter-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1976
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb of John Ridley, Churchyard, Hexham
- OS grid reference
- NY 935 641
- Coordinates
- 54.9719, -2.1025
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tomb of John Ridley is a solitary tomb located in the churchyard, dating from around 1822. It commemorates John Ridley, a glove manufacturer, and his family. The tomb features a tall memorial cube set on an attic base, with a moulded cornice and a tented capping that supports plain urns.
Local climate
Tomb of John Ridley receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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