Dixon and Hume Headstones 8 Metres North-East of South-West Corner of Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. Headstone.
Dixon and Hume Headstones 8 Metres North-East of South-West Corner of Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- moated-dormer-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 May 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NY 933 656
- Coordinates
- 54.98564, -2.10621
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dixon and Hume headstones, dating from 1761 and 1774, are located 8 metres north-east of the south-west corner of the churchyard. These headstones are made of sandstone and consist of two adjacent slabs with shaped segmental tops. The northern headstone features an inscription dedicated to Robert Dixon, who died in 1761, along with a verse that reads:
"Confide not reader in thy youth or strength
But more than both thy present moment prize.
Graves here surround the(e) of each brea(d)th and length
And thou mayst be perhaps the next to die."
The reverse side of this stone displays a relief of a skull and crossed bones, along with the phrase 'memento mori'. The southern headstone has a shaped panel with an open book and is inscribed to Robert Hume, who died in 1774.
Local climate
Dixon and Hume Headstones 8 Metres North-East of South-West Corner of Churchyard 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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