Blenkinsopp Headstone 1.0 Metre South of Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1987. Headstone.
Blenkinsopp Headstone 1.0 Metre South of Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- lunar-turret-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NY 707 640
- Coordinates
- 54.97003, -2.45811
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This large headstone commemorates John Blenkinsopp, who died in 1822. It is made of sandstone and features a reeded border. The semicircular top has a sunk panel that contains a relief shield with the Blenkinsopp crest, which is surmounted by a bent arm grasping a sword. Below the shield, which is revealed by drawn-back carved drapery, is an inscription bearing the motto: "PERSEVERANCE." The shield is inscribed with the names of John Blenkinsopp, his brother Thomas, and their sister Elizabeth. At the base of the shield are reliefs of stacked books, which are crowned by lamps with flames.
Local climate
Blenkinsopp Headstone 1.0 Metre South of Church of the Holy Cross sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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