Thompson Headstone 16 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. Headstone.
Thompson Headstone 16 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of the Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- watchful-step-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NU 230 224
- Coordinates
- 55.49542, -1.63636
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thompson headstone, dated 1717, is located 16 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Embleton Village. It is made of sandstone and features a small stone with an arched top. The west face displays an open semicircular pediment with a cherub and a worn inscription dedicated to John Thompson. The east face is decorated with a death's head over a staff, accompanied by a shield bearing three stars to the right and an animal, possibly a dog, to the left.
Local climate
Thompson Headstone 16 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of the Holy Trinity 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 greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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