Hearse House North-West of Church of St. Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1986. Hearse house.
Hearse House North-West of Church of St. Andrew
- WRENN ID
- vacant-zinc-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1986
- Type
- Hearse house
- Address
- Hearse House North-West of Church of St. Andrew, Shotley Low Quarter
- OS grid reference
- NZ 045 552
- Coordinates
- 54.89159, -1.93129
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The hearse house, located to the north-west of the Church of St. Andrew, dates from the mid-18th century. It is constructed from coursed rubble with cut quoins and dressings, topped with a slate roof. This rectangular building is situated in a corner of the churchyard. The south elevation features a blocked cart entrance to the left of the center, which has a timber lintel. The gabled ends are plain, and at the rear, there are inserted central boarded double doors with a timber lintel. This structure is included for its group value.
Local climate
Hearse House North-West of Church of St. Andrew receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% 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 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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