Keel, Fothergill, Smith and Collingwood Headstones Approximately 1 Foot 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. Headstone.

Keel, Fothergill, Smith and Collingwood Headstones Approximately 1 Foot South of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
empty-pediment-hawk
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 August 1986
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
NZ 076 720
Coordinates
55.04249, -1.8819
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A group of four sandstone headstones is located approximately 1 foot south of the Church of St. Mary in Stamfordham.

The first headstone is for William Collingwood, dated 1752, featuring a shaped top adorned with an angel and swags. The second, for Margaret Smith, dates to 1773 and also has a shaped top, decorated with an angel and symbols of eternity. The third headstone commemorates Joseph Fothergill, a gardener from the late 18th century. It has a scrolled pedimented top with an enriched moulded edge and a roundel featuring a basket of fruit. The inscription reads, "He was skilled in the planting and management of fruit and forest trees, was much employed in that business and gave great satisfaction to his patrons and was respected by a numerous acquaintance." The fourth headstone is for John Keel, from the mid-18th century, and is carved with a mask, swags, and symbols of death and eternity.

Local climate

Keel, Fothergill, Smith and Collingwood Headstones Approximately 1 Foot South of Church of St Mary receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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