Johnson Memorial 20 Metres South West of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. Graveyard memorial.
Johnson Memorial 20 Metres South West of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Graveyard memorial
- OS grid reference
- NU 195 086
- Coordinates
- 55.37189, -1.69297
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Johnson memorial, located 20 metres southwest of the Church of St. James, is a graveyard memorial erected in 1809. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar, cast iron, and bronze, featuring a square plan. The memorial has a stepped plinth with panelled sides, a moulded frieze and cornice, and a stepped cap topped with a fluted urn on a cast-iron base. The overall height of the memorial is 3 metres.
On the lower east panel, it reads: "THE VICAR, CHURCHWARDENS AND VESTRY OF SHILBOTTLE ERECT THIS MONUMENT ON THE REMAINS OF WILLIAM JOHNSON OF NEWTON." The upper panel displays a bronze plate with a letter dated May 5, 1809, from Lieutenant J. Orr of the 7th Regiment Fuziliers, addressed to Sergeant-major Johnson's parents. The letter expresses condolences for the loss of their son, who died bravely in battle at Martinique on March 2, and highlights his respected character and the legacy he left behind.
Local climate
Johnson Memorial 20 Metres South West of Church of St James receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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