Fynes Memorial in Cowpen Cemetery, 75 Metres South East of Cemetery Chapels is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 July 1987. Graveyard memorial.
Fynes Memorial in Cowpen Cemetery, 75 Metres South East of Cemetery Chapels
- WRENN ID
- hushed-cornice-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington MP: Ian Lavery (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 July 1987
- Type
- Graveyard memorial
- OS grid reference
- NZ 301 817
- Coordinates
- 55.12935, -1.52925
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Fynes Memorial, located in Cowpen Cemetery, was erected in 1892 and is classified as a graveyard memorial. It is made of polished grey granite and features a plinth with a moulded base and cornice that supports a tapering obelisk topped with a flattened pyramid. The memorial bears an inscription honoring Richard Fynes, noted as "the author of the History of the Miners of Durham and Northumberland, and was also one of the founders of the Northumberland Miners Association." The memorial is situated 75 metres southeast of the cemetery chapels.
Local climate
Fynes Memorial in Cowpen Cemetery, 75 Metres South East of Cemetery Chapels 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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