Southern Headstone 13 Metres North of Vestry Door of Church of St Cuthbert is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1986. Headstone.
Southern Headstone 13 Metres North of Vestry Door of Church of St Cuthbert
- WRENN ID
- cold-niche-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington MP: Ian Lavery (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 December 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 260 818
- Coordinates
- 55.13025, -1.59292
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dating from 1840, made of sandstone. It is located 13 metres north of the vestry door of the Church of St. Cuthbert. The inscription states, "This stone was erected by the Bedlington Iron Company in commemoration of the long and faithful service of Thomas Southern," who was employed for "upwards of 42 years." The headstone is included for its social historical interest.
Local climate
Southern Headstone 13 Metres North of Vestry Door of Church of St Cuthbert receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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