Lumley Headstone 5 Metres SE of Chancel 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.

Lumley Headstone 5 Metres SE of Chancel of Church of St Andrew

WRENN ID
distant-pier-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 May 1988
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
NY 988 644
Coordinates
54.97442, -2.01943
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This headstone, located 5 metres southeast of the chancel of the Church of St Andrew, dates back to 1776 and is made of sandstone. It features an open scrolly top with a central winged cherub, flanked by cherubs playing trumpets on the left and books on the right, all within an ornamental border. The inscription commemorates William Lumley, and there are scripture texts on the reverse side.

Local climate

Lumley Headstone 5 Metres SE of Chancel 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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