Spearman Headstone 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Cuthbert is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1986. Headstone.
Spearman Headstone 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Cuthbert
- WRENN ID
- vacant-cobble-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington MP: Ian Lavery (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 December 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 260 818
- Coordinates
- 55.1299, -1.59323
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Spearman headstone, located 5 metres south of the tower of the Church of St. Cuthbert, dates from 1800 and is made of sandstone. It features a relief-carved cartouche adorned with two cherubs, surrounded by foliage and various symbols of mortality. The inscription commemorates Ann, the wife of Edward Spearman, who was associated with Shipwash Mill.
Local climate
Spearman Headstone 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Cuthbert receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% 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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