Fawcet Headstone One Metre West of South Transept of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. Headstone.

Fawcet Headstone One Metre West of South Transept of Church of St Andrew

WRENN ID
stubborn-transept-tarn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 May 1988
Type
Headstone
Address
Fawcet Headstone One Metre West of South Transept of Church of St Andrew, Market Place, Corbridge
OS grid reference
NY 988 644
Coordinates
54.97443, -2.01985
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This headstone, dating from 1783, is located one metre west of the south transept of the Church of St Andrew in Corbridge Market Place. It is made of sandstone and features an open scrolly top with a central winged cherub above a recumbent hourglass. To the left of the hourglass is an open book, and to the right is a self-swallowing serpent and a scythe. The headstone has an ornamental border and includes an inscription dedicated to Sarah, the wife of John Fawcet.

Local climate

Fawcet Headstone One Metre West of South Transept of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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