Bell and White Headstones 17 Metres East of Church of St Mungo is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1987. Headstones.
Bell and White Headstones 17 Metres East of Church of St Mungo
- WRENN ID
- moated-lead-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 1987
- Type
- Headstones
- OS grid reference
- NY 871 735
- Coordinates
- 55.05651, -2.20303
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bell and White headstones, located 17 metres east of the Church of St. Mungo in Simonburn, are two notable sandstone memorials. The first headstone, dedicated to William Bell, dates from 1824 and stands 1.75 metres tall. It features a shaped top and a sunk panel with a relief of an urn and swags. The large oval panel on the reverse is inscribed with a poignant verse reflecting on life and death.
The second headstone, commemorating Mary White, dates from 1818 and is 1.5 metres tall. It also has a shaped top and a raised moulded border, with an inscription within a raised oval panel that is topped by a relief swag.
Local climate
Bell and White Headstones 17 Metres East of Church of St Mungo receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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Nearby listed buildings
- Lych Gate to Church of St Mungo
- War Memorial, Village Green
- Church of St Mungo
- Rectory Terrace
- Wall and Gate Piers Running South from the Rectory
- Garden Walls with Privy Wash House and Shed to East of the Rectory
- Stewards House
- The Rectory, Attached Archway and Rear Yard Walls with Outshuts
- The Tithe Barn
- Simonburn Bridge