Tombstone of Robert Jobson Circa 6 Yards South West of South Porch of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1985. Tombstone.
Tombstone of Robert Jobson Circa 6 Yards South West of South Porch of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- sheer-stair-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1985
- Type
- Tombstone
- OS grid reference
- NU 062 259
- Coordinates
- 55.52724, -1.90334
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombstone of Robert Jobson, dating from 1730, is located approximately 6 yards southwest of the south porch of the Church of St. Peter in Chillingham. It is made of sandstone and features a very rustic design. The edge of the tomb face is moulded and rises to a shouldered top with scrolled ends. A cherub head is positioned between the scrolls, and there is a raised circular panel beneath it, with an inscription below that is set on a raised panel.
Local climate
Tombstone of Robert Jobson Circa 6 Yards South West of South Porch of Church of St Peter receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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