Softley and Brown Headstones Approx 3 Yards South of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. A Georgian Monument.
Softley and Brown Headstones Approx 3 Yards South of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- sacred-cobalt-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 August 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- NZ 197 850
- Coordinates
- 55.15955, -1.69227
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Softley and Brown headstones, located approximately 3 yards south of the Church of St. Mary in Morpeth, are notable 18th and 17th century memorials.
The first headstone commemorates Thomas Softley, who died in 1761. It is made of sandstone and features an elaborately-shaped top that is intricately carved with scrolls, two cherubs, and a crown.
The second headstone honors Roger Brown, who passed away in 1726. This sandstone headstone also has an elaborately-shaped top, adorned with a crown and Baroque scrolls.
Local climate
Softley and Brown Headstones Approx 3 Yards South of Church of St Mary receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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