Headstone Circa 15 Yards East of Church of St. Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. Headstone.

Headstone Circa 15 Yards East of Church of St. Bartholomew

WRENN ID
first-obsidian-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
NU 066 119
Coordinates
55.40147, -1.89646
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This headstone, located approximately 15 yards east of the Church of St. Bartholomew in Whittingham Village, dates from the early to mid-18th century. It features a worn inscription and is made of elaborate rustic Baroque sandstone, standing about 3 feet high. The headstone has a swan-neck pedimented top that frames an angel adorned with swags. Below the angel, there are pilasters and a depiction of skull and bones. The inscription reads "Hora Fugit."

Local climate

Headstone Circa 15 Yards East of Church of St. Bartholomew receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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